American  Library  Association 


Library  War  Service 

ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

GENERAL  DIRECTOR  CARL  H.  MlLAM 

HERBERT  PUTNAM  MALCOLM  G.  WYER 

IBRA  RIAN  OF  CONGRESS  


Executive  secretary 
George  B.  Utley 


HEADQUARTERS 

The  Library  of  congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


Disbursing  Officer 
William  L.  Brown 


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One  of  the  questions  you  are  going  to  hive  to  answer,  or  that 
ought  to  he  answered,  is  why  do  we  need  so  r.any  books  now  when  we  have 
just  collected  sc  much  money  from  the  public? 

To  help  you  to  answer  this  question  through  the  newspapers  and 
otherwise  the  enclosed  article  his  been  prepared.  This  cm  be  effectively 
utilized  inaa  number  of  ways, 

I surrest  th it  1 very  effective  way  of  using  this  would  be  to  have 
it  copied  on  your  library  letter  head  and  sent  is  a "letter  tc  the 
editor"  to  every  important  newspaper  in  your  city.  Ycu  might  have  it 
signed  either  by  ycurself  or  by  the  Chiirman  of  your  Library  Board*  In 
my  event  I tkink  the  letter,  or  a considerable  part  of  it,  would  be 

printed  by  almost  every  newspiper  and  it  might  bring  out  some  editorial 

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comment  that  would  be  helpful. 

This  is  being  sent  Only  to  a very  Small  number  of  the  largest 
cities  where  it  is  desired  to  obtain  intensive  publicity* 
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Last  month  the  most  frequent  question  asked  of  workers  in  the 
Libr  iry  T’rar  Service  campaign  for  $3, 500,000.  was,  "Why  do  you  need  so 
much  money  when  the  people  rave  you  nearly  3,000,000  books  in  the  spring?" 

Now  that  a new  call  for  books  has  been  made,  the  converse  question 
naturally  crops  up,,  to  be  asked  and  answered  frankly ,,  "Why  do  you  need 
rift  books  now,  when  the  people  rave  you  $3,500  ,000  or  more  last  month?" 

The  answer  to  the  present  query  is  clear,  even  though  perhajps 
not  quite  as  obvious  at  first  fiance  as  was  the  situation  when  the 
Library  War  Service  of  the  American  Library  Association  joined  in  the 
United  War  Work  Campaign  for  $170,500,000,  to  which  the  country  so 
generously  responded  in  November*. 

A brief  review  of  the  result  of -that  book  campaign  of-3.ts.6t  4phil 
will’ help  to  clear  up  the  present  situation*  It  fell  far  short  of 
producinr  allHhe  books  needed,  either  in  quantity  or  variety.  At  its 
maximum  the  total  was  less  than  one  bock  for  every  man  in  service, 
scant  allowance  indeed  f or  distribution  to  the  hundreds  of  library 
stations  of  all  si2es  maintained  at  home  and  overseas,  and  the  circu- 
lation demands  of  millions  of  Voracious  readers, 

Hpweveb,  3,000,000  books  gross  did  not  net  3,000,000  avail- 
able volumes,  ’*The  healthy  thinning  out  of  the  average  man’s  book- 
■j-  shelves"  produced,  indeed,  all  that  was  expected  of  it,  but  not  all 

thit  Oould  be  wished*  Infinite  quantities  o?  rubbish  in  fiction  and 
v.  obsolete  works  on  technical  subjects  no  lon'er  of  use  to  anyone  simply 

had  to  be  scrapped,  Up  to  data  technical  and  scientific  works, 
histories,  text  books,  foreign  languages  bco/.s — these  appeared  hardly 
at  all.  The  result  was  that  while  the  book  campaign  was  a genuine  success 
in  filling  the  shelves  for  the  summer  with  rood  reading,  it  fell  far 
short  of  completing  the  task. 


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Tne  money  campaign  of  November  in  which  the  A.L.A.  was  one 
organization  of  seven  in  the  United  WartWork  drive  was  the  next  step  in 
the  service  plan.  It  provided  funds,  for  instance or  tremendous  purchases 
of  books  required  by  the  educational  plansf for  the  army.  It  is 
recognized  that  however  rapid  may  be  the  demobilization  of  the  forces, 
many  months  of  restlessness  must  pass  in  the  process,  with  a presumption 
that  at  least  1,000,000  men  will,  be  retained  in  the  service  in  Europe, 
for  an  even  longer  time.  The  army  is  to  be  a veritable  khaki  college, 
ftom  which  the  men  will  emerge  with  distinct  gain,  educationally  speaking* 
The  A.L.A.  share  in  this  great  work’,  and  in  maintaining  morale  in  the 
forces  during  demobilization  will  be  paid  for  from  the  funds  given  the 
November  campaign*  It  will  include  every  kind  of  bock  wanted  by  every 
kind  of  man  in  thearmy  and  navy,  published  in  the  forty  different 
languages  represented  in  the  polyglot  American  forces.  That  money  will 
provide  library  service  and  maintenance,  technical  and  educational  books 
up  to  the  minute,  and  in  quantity  to  meet  the  multiplied  need.  Certainly  no 
oner  need  doubt  the  usefulness  of  the  money  that  was  given,  but  all  of  it 
will  be  needed  for  these  specie!-1  purposes 

And  now  comes  a fresh  call  for  more  books  from  the  American 

people . 

No,  this  is  nat  a duplication  of  any  prior  request*  It  is  an 
effort  to  complete  the  cycle  and  round  out/ the  sbrvice.  It  asks  for 
books  to  meet  a certain  immediate  need,  with  an  element  of  theyperson&l 
gift  involed  , to  fill  a gap  that  really  can  never  be  quite  cmpletely 

f illed , 

Great  rest  camps,  convalescent  camps  and  hospitals  are  full  of 
men  impatient  to  get  free.  Some  of  them  are  helpless  from  illness  or 
wounds.  Some  will  be  disabled  for  many  a day.  Reclamation  is  slow  and 
tedious.  Wastage  of  books  under  hard  service  is  rapid  and  the  need 


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infinite.  From  the  hospitals  comes  the  word  that  they  are  hungry  for  books, 
v. shelves  literally  denuded.  It  is  the  most  poignant  call  and  it  comes  . 
alike  from  overseas  and  from  the  hospitals  here  at  home.  Help  to  meet  it  in 
a personal  way. 

To  accomplish  this,  two  or  three  specific  suggestions  are  made.  You 
cannot  send  a book  to  your  soldier  friends  at  random  throughout  the  service 
because  of  the  limit  on  shipment  and  distributing.  But  you  can  send  a 
Christmas  book  to  the  soldiers  even  if  it  is  not  to  your  own  soldier.  When 
you  are  buying  book  presents  this  year,  buy  one  more  than  you  intended.  Buy 
it  as  a real  Christmas  present  to  the  army  and  navy.  Let  it  be  a real  holiday 
book  if  you  like,  with  the  look  of  Christmas  about  it,  or  a particularly  new, 
gay,  clean  novel,  or  a volume  of  verse,  or  the  newest  thing  you  see  in 
technical  or  travel  or  historical  books.  Take  it  to  your  public' library  and 
it  will  go  right  into  a case  for  shipment  where  you  would  most  like  to  see 
it  in  service  - - a hospital,  a camp  or  a station  avid  for  Christ  na$  reading. 

Next  suggestion.  When  Christmas  is  over  and  you  have  read  oyour  own 
holiday  book's,  there  will  be  some  of  them  that  have  served  their  purpose. 

They  have  brought'  their  message  to  you  from  the  giver,  and  from  the  author. 
Pass  them  along.  Wrap  them  up  while  they  are  fresn  and  new,  and  send  them  on 
the  same  friendly  journey  to  the  soldiers.  Your  public  library  will' be 
your  shipping  cSfekfc* 

Last  suggestion.  When  the  Christinas  bocks  have  gone,  look  over 
your  shelves  once  more.  See  if  there  is  not  some  book  - - or  more  than  one 

- - which  means  a good  deal  to  you,  and  needs  to  go  further.  Some  book 

that  you  wanted  to  give  last  spring  but  could  not  quite  surrender  then.  Add 

such  a book  as  that  to  your  sending  and  you  will  I' have  made  a gift  that 

counts',  to  you  and  to  the  soldiers  who  will  read  it,. 


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American  Library  Association 


General  Director 
Herbert  Putnam 

LIBRARIAN  OF  CONGRESS 

EXECUTIVE  SECRETARY 

George  B.  Utley 


Library  War  Service 


HEADQUARTERS 
The  Library  of  Congress 

WASHINGTON,  D C. 


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Disbursing 
WfLLIAM  L. 


January  12,  1918. 


To  the  Librarian  or  Secretary: 


The  A.  L,  A.  was  slow  in  getting  its  War  Service 
started.  We  are  now  in  a position,  however,  to  justify 
ourselves  by  a statement  of  things  accomplished.  In  or- 
der that  you  may  know  the  facts,  arid  may  help  to  inform 
the  public,  especially  the  contributors  of  books  and  money, 
we  shall  send  you  each  week  for  some  time  to  come  a Press 
Bulletin. 


Please  cooperate  with  us  by  calling  in  a reporter 
and  giving  him  the  story  contained  in  the  Press  Bulletin. 

I suggest  that  you  a.dd  each  time,  if  possible,  an  account 
of  what  you  have  done  in  your  own  community. 

We  need  this  publicity  to  satisfy  our  contributors. 
We  need  it  also  to  prepare  the  public  for  an  intensive 
book  campaign  which  the  A.L.A.  War  Service  Committee  has 
authorized.  Detailed  plans  for  conducting  the  campaign  are 
now  being  worked  out,  and  will  be  sent  to  all  libraries 
later.  It  is  probable  that  they  will  ca.ll  for  an  intensive 
campaign  for  one  week  in  February,  and  for  a continuous  ap- 
peal for  books  after  that  time. 


In  the  meantime,  I shall  be  glad  to  have  your  sug- 
gestions, and  shall,  of  course,  count  on  your  cooperation. 

Yours  very  truly. 


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BOOKS 

for  our 


SOLDIERS  and  SAILORS 


A.  L.  A.  LIBRARY  BUILDING 

Buildings  of  this  type,  many  of  them  much  larger,  have 
been  erected  at  thirty-four  large  camps  and  stations. 


MORE 

BOOKS 


—hundreds  of  thousands  of  them — 
are  needed  for  the  War  Service 
Libraries  maintained  by  the  Ameri- 
can Library  Association  at  cantonments,  training  camps, 
posts,  forts,  naval  stations,  on  vessels,  and  overseas. 


OUR  MEN  MUST  HA  VE  THESE  BOOKS 

They  want  them  for  their  leisure  hours — for  recreation 
and  for  study.  Experience  has  proved  that  they  are 
eager  to  read,  and  books  must  be  provided. 


WILL  YOU  HELP? 


WHAT  HAS  BEEN  DONE 

In  the  Big  Camps.  Library  Buildings  have  been 
erected  by  the  American  Library  Association  in 
34  of  the  large  camps.  Each  building  accommo- 
dates from  10,000  to  15,000  volumes  and  from 
175  to  250  readers. 

In  every  camp  from  8 to  20  branch  libraries 
are  maintained  in  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  K.  of  C.,  and  Y. 
W.  C.  A.  buildings,  and  in  hospital  reading  rooms ; 
and  each  branch  needs  from  500  to  1,500  of  the 
A.  L.  A.  books. 

Library  Deposit  Stations  containing  50  to  100 
books  each  are  being  established  in  barracks  and 
mess  shacks.  * There  will  be  a hundred  or  more 
of  them  in  some  cases. 

Men  Overseas  are  being  supplied  from  dispatch 
offices  established  at  Atlantic  ports,  and  by  the 
'purchase  of  books  in  Europe. 

A librarian  has  been  sent  to  France  to  super- 
vise their  distribution,  and  to  make  certain  that 
every  organization  which  serves  our  troops  is  sup- 
plied with  the  books  it  needs. 

In  Smaller  Camps.  Books  are  being  sent  by  the 
Association  direct  to  scores  of  Chaplains,  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  and  K.  of  C.  secretaries  and  to  officers. 
Some  of  these  have  a few  hundred  men  and  need 
a few  hundred  books ; others  need  many  thou- 
sands of  books. 

A Fund  of  $1,700,000  (including  grants  for 
buildings)  has  been  given  by  the  American  people' 
for  the  work.  Not  a dollar  of  this  fund  will  be 
spent  for  administration  at  headquarters  or  in  the 
field  that  can  be  saved  for  books,  but  it  must 
cover  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  buildings ; 
the  purchase  of  equipment  and  supplies;  salary 
and  expenses  of  librarians  and  assistants  (many 
of  whom  are  not  volunteers)  in  camps,  dis- 
patch offices,  and  in  France;  travel;  transporta- 
tion of  books  and  supplies  (a  very  large  part  of 
which  can  not  be  at  government  expense)  ; sub- 
scriptions to  periodicals,  and  the  purchase  of  such 
books  (hundreds  of  thousands  of  them)  as  will 
not  be  obtained  as  gifts. 


WHAT  REMAINS  TO  BE  DONE 


Half  a million  books  are  still  required  to  meet 
the  actual  needs  of  men  in  the  34  large  camps. 

Another  half  million  are  needed  immediately 
for  the  military  forts,  posts  and  small  camps; 
for  the  naval  stations  and  vessels ; for  the  ma- 
rine corps  training  stations  and  barracks. 

And  for  the  men  on  transports  and  overseas 
there  is  need  for  an  almost  unlimited  supply. 

For  every  man  in  service  there  ought  to  be  a 
book  in  service.  That  means  at  least  a million 
more  books  at  once.  And  books  wear  out  in  use. 
They  must  be  replaced  frequently. 

Hundreds  of  thousands  will  be  purchased ; but 
every  dollar  available  for  purchases  is  needed 
for  the  sort  of  books  that  can  not  be  expected  as 
gifts. 

Therefore : 

Hundreds  of  thousands  must  be  obtained  as 
gifts. 


INTERIOR  A.  L.  A.  LIBRARY.  GREAT  LAKES 
NAVAL  TRAINING  STATION 

One  of  the  34  library  buildings  in  American  camps. 
Branches  are  maintained  in  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  K.  of  C., 
Y.  W.  C.  A.  and  hospital  buildings,  and  deposit  stations 
are  being  established  in  barracks. 


WHAT  YOU  CAN  DO 

You  can  pass  on  to  the  men  in  khaki  the 
books  you  have  enjoyed  but  will  not  read  again. 

You  can  give  them  some  of  the  books  you 
like  best — books  you  would  like  to  keep.  They 
will  like  them  too. 

You  can  send  novels,  tales  of  adventure,  de- 
tective stories  and  standard  fiction ; up-to-date 
books  on  civil,  mechanical  and  electrical  en- 
gineering, the  trades,  business,  the  professions 
and  agriculture ; recent  text-books  on  military 
subjects,  mathematics,  the  sciences,  and  foreign 
languages ; books  of  travel,  history,  biography, 
poetry  and  the  present  war ; dictionaries  and  new 
encyclopedias ; interesting  books  in  foreign  Ian 
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Library  War  Service,  American  Library 
Association, 

Herbert  Putnam,  General  Director, 

Library  of  Congress,  Washington,  D.  C 
March,  1918. 


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general  Director 
Herbert  Putnam 

LIBRARIAN  OF  CONGRESS 


American  Library  Association 

Library  War  Service 


Assistants  to  the  Director 
Carl  H.  Milam 
Joseph  L.  Wheeler 


EXECUTIVE  SECRETARY 

George  B.  Utley 


HEADQUARTERS 
the  Library  of  Congress 

WASHINGTON.  D.  C. 


Disbursing  Officer 
William  L.  Brown 


February  26,1918. 


To  the  Librarian: 

We  trust  that  by  this  time  you  have  received  War 
Library  Bulletin,  No.  5,  with  detailed  suggestions  for  the 
book  campaign,  scheduled  for  the  week  of  March  18th,  together 
with  the  other  publicity  matter  which  we  have  sent  you.  We 
are  planning  to  send,  in  addition,  two  hundred  copies  of 
the  leaflet  enclosed,  together  with  one  copy  each  of  the 
posters  and  placard,  for  use  in  your  library. 

But  there  is  opportunity  for  a much  greater 
service  on  your  part,  in  enlisting  the  active  support  of 
your  faculty  and  students,  and  swinging  them  solidly  in 
behind  this  campaign.  It  is  a cause  which  should  appeal 
to  them  with  peculiar  force,  and  for  which  their  enthusias- 
tic support  should  easily  be  secured. 

There  are  many  ways  in  which  this  support  would  be 
of  value.  If  they  did  nothing  more  than  make  a selection 
from  their  own  shelves,  bearing  in  mind  that  we  want  not 
only  the  lighter  literature,  but  technical  books  and 
language  books,  it  would  be  well  worth  while.  Perhaps  they 
will  be  willing  to  go  farther  than  this  — to  call  the  campaign 
to  the  attention  of  their  friends,  or  even  to  take  an  active 
part  in  a house-to-house  canvass. 

These  details  can  be  arranged  with  your  local  campaign 
director  — in  most  cases  the  librarian  of  the  public  library  — 
upon  whom  you  may  also  call  for  such  additional  publicity  mater- 
ial as  you  may  need.  If  he  has  not  enough  to  supply  you,  a 
further  supply  can  be  secured  by  him  from  his  State  Agency. 

It  seems  to  us  that  this  is  a campaign  in  which  every 
university  and  college  in  the  country  will  wish  to  have  a 
share.  We  trust  that  you  will  see  that  yours  is  given  every 
opportunity  to  help. 


Very  truly  yours, 


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Sent  to  e a oh  lib rary  on  A0  L.  A.  Hailing  List . 

Class*  gop.  of  Town  Bui,  5 Falls  Signal  Placard  4 pg,  "War  Service 

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A.  L.  A.  mailing  list  in  towns  that  have  also  a public  library.  They  are  supposed 
to  work  in  harmony  with  the  public  library,  but  we  have  sent  them  a small  supply 
of  publicity  material  to  make  certain  they  would  not  be  left  out. 


AMERICAN  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION 


LIBRARY  WAR  SERVICE 
Washington,  D,  C. 


We  are  sending  to  you  copies  of  an  illustrated  pamphlet  on  the  Library  War 
Service,  written  by  T„  W*  Koch,  Chief  of  the  Order  Division,  Library  of 
Congress.  This  contains  a general  account  of  what  had  been  accomplished 
up  to  the  end  of  January,  with  a survey  of  the  work  to  be  done  overseas. 
Copies  have  been  furnished  to  the  press,  but  possibly  you  can  call  the 
attention  of  your  local  papers  to  the  human  interest  material  contained 
within  its  pages.  Some  of  the  stories  here  published  are  quite  new  and 
of  the  sort  that  interests  the  general  public. 

A variety  of  photographs,  zinc  blocks  and  half  tones  is  kept  at  Headquarters 
and  can  be  supplied  to  newspapers  on  request. 


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General  Director 
Herbert  Putnam 

LIBRARIAN  OF  CONGRESS 


American  Library  Association 

Library  War  Service 


ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H.  Milam 
Joseph  L.  Wheeler 


EXECUTIVE  SECRETARY 

George  b.  Utley 


HEADQUARTERS 
The  Library  of  Congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


Disbursing  Officer 
William  L.  Brown 


February  28,  1918* 

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To  the  Librarian  Addressed: 

ITen  and  women  **  an  increasingly  large  number  of  them  - are  needed 
in  the  Library  VJar  Service,  and  these  the  best  the  profession  possesses . 
About  one  humd.red  men  are  now  in  the  Camp  library  service,  and  new  ones 
are  frequently  needed  to  replace  those  whose  leaves  of  absence  expire. 

New  stations  also  are  being  established.  Library  work  is  being  develop- 
ed in  the  base  hospitals,  and  this  is  a work  for  which  women  are  particu- 
larly well  fitted.  There  are  indications  also  that  before  long  women  can 
serve  in  the  Camp  libraries  - in  two  Camps  they  are  already  serving. 

With  these  increasing  needs  for  both  men  and  women  for  Library  War 
Service  we  need  the  help  of  librarians,  library  comrciss ions,  and  library 
schools,  in  discovering  the  best  available  persons  - those  to  take  charge 
of  Camp  libraries  - those  to  serve  as  assistants,  and  those  to  develop 
library  service  in  the  base  hospitals.  Library  boards  are  releasing  lib- 
rarians for  two , three  or  four  months  - sometimes  for  longer  - in  most 
cases  with  full  pay,  sometimes  with  half  pay,  sometimes  with  the  War  Ser- 
vice paying  $1C0  a month  and  subsistence  to  librarians  in  charge,  and  $75 
a month  and  subsistence  to  assistants,  the  home  library  in  those  instances 
making  up  the  difference. 


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The  purpose  of  this  letter  is  to  ask  if  you  will  not  help  us  by 
sending  us  the  names  of  men  and  women  whom  you  feel  reasonably  certain 
would  be  good  for  this  service.  Having  their  names  in  hand  we  will  cor- 
respond with  them,  find  out  on  what  basis  they  can  serve,  for  what  period, 
where,  etc*  A few  excellent  assistants  have  not  had  previous  library  ex- 
perience. Perhaps  you  knew  of  some  who  would  do  Well  - teachers,  business 
men,  college  students  incapable  of  military  service,  etc. 

Your  assistance  will  be  greatly  appreciated.  Hay  we  have  suggestions 
from  you  as  promptly  as  you  can  make  them  - and  continuing  suggestions  from 
time  to  time  as  persons  of  promise  come  to  your  thought  and  attention. 

Very  truly  yours, 

GEORGE  B*  UTLEY 

Executive  Secretary. 


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Library  War  Service 

ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H.  Milam 
Joseph  L.  Wheeler 

HEADQUARTERS 

The  Library  of  Congress  dp.bur.ino  officer 

William  L.  Brown 

WASHINGTON.  D.  C. 


March  9,  1918. 


To  the  Librarian: — 

General  Pershing  wants  fifty  tons  of  reading 
matter  every  month.  That  means  at  least  one  hundred  thou- 
sand books  per  month. 

The  thirty-seven  libraries  in  the  big  camps 
need  from  ten  thousand  to  forty  thousand  books  each. 

There  are  nearly  three  hundred  comparatively 
small  camps,  posts,  forts  and  stations,  which  need  from  a 
few  hundred  to  several  thousand  volumes  each. 

The  daily  demand  for  military,  naval,  technical 
and  educative  books  is  over-whelming,  and  nearly  three  hun- 
dred thousand  have  been  purchased.  But  we  need  at  least  two 
million  gift  books,  and  we  need  them  now. 

If  anyone  questions  the  necessity  of  our  nation- 
wide book  campaign,  tell  them  these  things.  You  cannot  state 
the  case  too  strongly. 

Nor  can  you  puSh  the  campaign  too  strongly.  We 
want  to  help  you  all  we  can,  but,  after  all,  the  campaign 
in  your  town  depends  upon  vou. 

Enclosed  are  some  suggestions  as  to  publicity, 
together  with  two  articles  and  three  editorials,  which  we 
hope  you  will  find  of  service.  You  may  say,  if  you  wish, 
that  the  needs  of  local  camps  and  camps  in  your  own  state 
will  have  first  claim  on  your  books. 

We  wish  you  all  success  in  your  campaign. 

Yours  very  truly, 

HERBERT  PUTNAM 


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CAMP  LIBRARY  william  L Brown 

U.  S.  CAMP  SHELBY,  MISS. 

March  16th  1918. 


Mr.  P.  L.  Windsor, 

Librarian, 

University , of  111., 

Urhana,  111. , 

My  dear  Mr.  Windsor :- 

1 have  your  letter  of  March  8th.  and  also  one 
written  e rly  in  February,  but  which  delayed  in  the 
mails  and  only  reached  me  this  morning. 

Perhaps  I was  not  very  specific  in  the  sugges- 
tions which  I made  regarding  publicity  work.  I had 
it  in  mind  to  write  personal  letters  to  most  of  the 
librarians  in  Ind.  and  to  any  one  else  in  that  State 
who  you  thought  might  be  interested  . A publicity 
suggestion  reached  me  from  head  quarters  after  I 
had  written  to  you  and  it  strikeW®very  favorably. 

I am  inclosing  a copy  which  you  may  look  over  and 
act  upon  as  you  see  fit.  I am  also  inclosing  a 
copy  of  the  letter  which  I wrote  to  the  daily  II ini 
and  which  may  furnish  the  basis  for  some  of  the 
letters  you  people  may  be  able  to  send  out.  I shall 
also  inclose  a simple  letter  which  might  be  modi- 
fied to  fit  various  oases. 

We  are  making  a special  effort  to  induce  the 


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CAMP  LIBRARY  WILLIAM  L BROWN 

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soldiers  to  write  home  about  the  library  work. 

The  cards  which  you  mentioned  are  not  yet  here, 
but  I have  word  from  Mr.  Milam  that  they  are  to 
arrive  very  soon.  I am  unable  to  send  you  an 
interior  view  of  the  library  but  perhaps  can  send 
you  an  exterior  within  a few  days. 

I have  already  written  to  some  of  the  libra- 
rians in  Miss,  and  am  in  touch  with  the  Chairman 
of  the  State  Commission  who  lives  in  Hattiesburg. 

Perhaps  I shall  go  to  some  of  the  larger  cities 
of  the  State  myself  in  order  to  push  the  coming 
campaign  for  books. 

The  news  paper  clipping  which  I forgot  to 
send  in  my  previous  letter  is  inclosed.  Since 
that  time  our  circulation  statistics  have  increased 
materially.  On  Sunday  last  we  charged  out  440  books 
from  the  main  library  alone. 

If  the  people  of  the  library  school  can  use 
any  of  this  material  in  preparing  letters  it  will 
be  a groat  help  to  us.  They  have  my  permission  to 
sign  these  letters  with  my  own  name  or  with  theirs, 
as  they  think  best.  Perhaps  some  of  the  people 
would  be  more  easily  reached  by  a letter  from  a 
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which  can  be  prepared  by  the  people  at  Illinois 
you  think  it  desirable  that  I write  to  some  people 


whom  you  know  I shall  be  glad  to  do  so,  if  you  will 
send  me  their  names.  These  people  need  not  neces- 
sarily be  librarians  but  might  be  any  public  spir- 
ited citizens  who  would  be  interested  in  our  work. 

I am  verg  greatful  for  your  kind  offer  of  assist- 
ance and  feel  that  the  library  at  Illinois  has  been 
standing  behind  me  in  the  work  I have  been  trying 
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Headquarters 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Ivferch  18,  1918. 


To  ths  Librarian: 

The  intensive  book  campaign  during  the  week  of  Mhrch  18th, 
should  not  be  the  end,  tat  the  beginning.  We  have  said  this  be- 
fore, but  we  wish  to  emphasize  it  now. 

THE  PUBLIC  MUST  EE  MALE  TO  REALIZE  THAT  OUR  MEN  WILL  NEED 
EOOKS  AS  LONG  AS  THE  WAR  LASTS,  ar.i  that  the  supply  must  be  constant- 
ly replenished.  We  must  do  what  ws  car.  to  teach  the  public  to  turn 
their  new  books  over  to  us,  as  a matter  of  course,  as  soon  as  they 
have  read  them . 

We  suggest  that  you  announce  the  result  of  the  week’s  cam- 
paign in  the  papers  of  March  2tth,  and  at  the  same  tine  tell  your 
people  why  they  must  keep  cn  giv  ing,  \ Racier. ed  is  a pub  l redty  note 

which  nay  help  ) Let  year  poster?,  and  placards  s try  ap  indefinitely. 
Continue  as  many  as  possible  cf  ’ our  receiving  stations.  In  a word, 
try  to  keep  in  motion  the  machinery  which  you  have  built  up  for  book 
week. 

If  you  have  had  any  printing  done  locally,  please  send  us 
samples,  or  if  you  ha^e  hit  upon  any  psriieularly  effective  ideas, 
please  tell  us  about  them  --  all  for  the  benefit  oi  future  campaigns. 

Of  course  it  will  be  impossible  to  ship  immediately  all 
the  books  co.13. ecr-ed  in  tho  intensive  ca/ups. i go . f.  •?  would  be  im- • 
possible  for  the  librarians  ana  the  main  dispatch  offices  co  take 
care  of  all  of  them,  if  they  were  received  Within  one  or  two  weeks. 

Please  do  not  think,  therefore,  that  yotir  work  has  been 
in  vain,  or  is  net  appreciated,  c. imply  because  your  books  are  not 
asked  for  immediately.  They  will  be  called  for  as  r<a,piuly  as  they 

can  be  handled. 

Yours  very  truly, 


HERBERT  PUTNAM , 


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Executive  secretary 
George  B.  Utley 


HEADQUARTERS 
The  Library  of  Congress 
WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


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Assistants  to  the  Director 
Carl  h.  milam 
JOSEPH  L.  WHEELER 


disbursing  Officer 
William  L.  Brown 


April  5,  1918. 


TO  THE  LIBRARIAN; 

For  use  in  War  Library  Bulletin  No.  6 we 
need  a report  of  the  total  number  of  boohs  collected  in 
your  City  during  the  campaign,  Or  say  since  March  1st 
approximat  ely  „ 

Count  all  bookb  turned  in.  Do  not  count  un- 
bound magazines.  Do  not  count  books  sent  in  from  other 
towns  or  cities. 

Get  the  information  to  us  not  later  than  April 
2Cth.  Include  figures  up  to  April  10th  if  possible. 

Wire  collect  if_  necessary . 

Yours  very  truly, 

CARL  H.  MILAM, 


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Assistants  to  the  Director 
Carl  h.  Milam 
Joseph  L.  wheeler 

HEADQUARTERS 

disbursing  Officer 

the  library  of  congress  william  l.  brown 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


' April. -10,1918. 

To  the  Librarian* 

Please  indicate  by  the  titles  given  below  (#) 
the  number  of  copies  of  each  of  the  books  you  now  have  available 
for  shipment.  Mail  the  report  to  us  and  hold  the  books  until  you 
have  definite  shipping  inst ructions.  It  is  desirable  to  have  a 
good  portion  Of  the  stbck  held  in  reserve  for  a time,  to  avoid 
congestion  at  some  of  the  camps. 

Our  information  is  that  there  has  been  a very 
generous  response  to  our  call  for  Baedekers  and  we  want  to  make 
the  best  possible  use  of  them. 

It  is,  of  course,  not  essential  that  the  figures 
be  exact*  Reasonably,  accurate  estimates  will  answer.  In  the  mean- 
time, hold  the  Baedekers,  unless  you  know  -of  specific  need* 

Yoiirs  very  truly, 


General  director 
Herbert  Putnam 
Librarian  of  Congress 

Executive  Secretary 
George  b.  Utley 


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Herbert  Putnam 
librarian  op  congress 

EXECUTIVE  SECRETARY 

George  B.  Utley 


HEADQUARTERS 
The  Library  of  Congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


Assistant*  to  the  Director 
Carl  H.  Milam 
Joseph  L.  Wheeler 


Disbursing  Officer 
William  L.  Brown 


May  15,  1918 

To  the  Librarian: 

In  order  to  make  sure  that  no  man  in  the  profession 
escapes  an  appeal  to  take  part  in  Camp  Library  work,  this 
letter  is  sent  to  all  members  of  the  A.  L.  A.,  and  to 
every  library  on  the  A.  L.  A.  mailing  list,  asking: 

1.  For  men  librarians  who  will  go  into 

Library  War  Service. 

2.  For  names  of  men  formerly  connected  with 

library  work,  who  might  be  secured 
for  the  Service. 

3.  For  mames  of  men  not  in  the  profession, 

who  are  not  subject  to  military  ser- 
vice, who  with  a little  formal  in- 
struction might  be  useful  in  camp 
libraries . 

Camp  Library  work  needs  men  of  real  executive 
ability,  men  who  know  books,  not  merely  as  scholars,  but  who 
can  see  and  solve  the  problem  of  getting  the  right  book  into 
the  hands  of  every  man  in  camp.  It  needs  men  of  common  sense, 
of  some  dignity,  and  men  who  are  used  to  roughing  it,  who  can 
stand  strenuous  work. 

Send  us  on  the  enclosed  form  the  names  of  as  many 
men  as  you  know,  who  measure  up  to  these  standards,  and  don’t 
forget  to  send  in  your  own  name  if  you  are  a man. 

Very  truly  yours, 

HERBERT  PUTNAM, 


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YOUR  BAEDEKER’S  GUIDEBOOKS  ARE  NEEDED 


EVERY  TRANSPORT  MUST  BE  SUPPLIED. 

A complete  set  of  Baedeker&s  guidebooks  to  the 
countries  of  western  Europe  should  be  placed  on  every 
transport  sailing  from  this  country, , according  to  the 
request  received  by  the  A. L. A. Library  War  Service. 

No  longer  can  these  guidebooks  be  used  as  kindly 
conductors  to  the  best  hotels  and  pensions,  art  galleries 
and  cathedrals,  or  as  suggestions  for  sijght-seeing  trips 
and  sojournings.  They  are  needed  now  TO  HELP  WIN  THE  WAR,  BY 
giving  officers  and  men  detailed  information  that  will  enable 
them  to  adapt  themselves  most  readily  to  their  new  environ- 
ments . 

’’•Americans  should  withhold  none  of  their  possessions 

that  will  help  our  boys"  said  one  woman,  when  bringing  to 

the  library  her  treasured  and  well  travelled  volumes.  Now 

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is  the  time  commandeer  these  idle  books  and  give  them  a 
chance  for  service  never  anticipated  when  they  were  purchased. 

Many  of  these  are  not  for  sale  in  this  country  now  and 
they  must  be  obtained  from  private  owners,  or  the  needs  of  the 
boys  on  the  transports  will  not  be  met. 

The  guidebooks  should  be  taken  to  the  nearest  public  7 
library  at  once.  They  will  be  sent  to  an  A.L.A.  Dispatch 
office  and  placed  on  a transport  or  sent  to  a camp,  and  will 
help  to  win  tne  war. 

A.L.A.  War  Service 

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Telegrams  from  camps  are  constantly  received 
at  A. L. A . . Library  War  Service  Headquarters,  stating, - 
11  Imperative  need  of  magazines.  Can't  we  get  more 
Burleson  Magazines  hero?" 

The  American  people  are  essentially  magazine  read- 
ers. Thousands  of  periodicals  are  read  every  week  in 
American  homes,  on  trains,  in  offices,  and  street-dars, 
and  then  thrown  away. 

Soldiers  and  sailors  have  many  leisure  hours  waiting 
for  trains,  after  mess  at  night,  on  transports,  Behind 
the  front  lines,  when  magazines  which  are  easily  read, 
would  relieve  loneliness,  fatigue  and  anxiety. 

The  magazines  specially  needed  are  Punch,  Judge,  Life, 
Popular  Mechanics,  Popular  Science  Monthly,  Scientific  Am- 
erican, Atlantic  Monthly,  Harper ' s -Magazine,  Scribner's,  Cent 
Century,  and  others  of  this  character,  not  more  than  two 
months  old.  Monthly  story  magazines,  of  more  than  transient 
interest,  are  especially  desired. 

The  U. S .Pcstoffice  Department  has  made  it  easy  to  send 
them  to  the  boys.  All  that  is  necessary  is  to  put  a one  cent 
stamp  on  the  magazine#-  no  address  - no  wra/pping  - and 
mail  it.  Uncle  Sam  will  do  the  rest. 


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ALMOST  IMPOSSIBLE  TO  BUY  THEM , 

The  soldiers  need  books  in  foreign  languages, 
and  such  books  are  becoming  scarce  in  Amefiica.  It  is  almost 
impossible  to  buy  them  since  the  War  has  held  up  shipments 
from  Europe. 

Thousend.3  of  the  men  in  training  in  U.S.  camps 
are  f oreignerSi' , with  little  or  no  ability  to  read  English, 
and  the  A.L.A.  Camp  librarians  wish  to  supply  them  with  books 
they  can  read.  A recent  census  of  Camp  Devens,  at  Ayer,  Mass., 
given  in  the  American  Leader  magazine,  shows  49  different  lan- 
guages in  use,  ranging  from  French  and  Italian  in  the  majority, 
to  Maltese,  Egyptian,  and  Gaelic.  Americanization  of  these  men 
is  taking  place  through  their  camp  training  and  classes  in  Eng- 
lish, and  is  simplified  if  their  confidence  can  be  gained  through 
the  pleasure  given  them  in  books  of  their  own  language. 

Foreign  books  or  papers,  in  good  condition,  will  be 
welcomed  at  the  nearest  public  library  and.  reported  to  Washing- 
ton headquarters. 

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WASHINGTON.  D.  C. 


June  4,1918. 

To  the  College  and  Normal  School  Librarian 

In  Pehruaryv  we  sent  you  an  appeal  for  co- 
operation in  getting  books  for  the  men  in  uniform. 

The  demand  continues,  especially  for  text- 
books in  science,  mathematics,  European  and  American  history,  rhetor- 
ic, grammar,  and  modern  foreign  languages-  especially  french  texts 
and  grammars . 

We  appeal  to  you  because  we  are  sure  you 
will  be  able  to  furnish  many  of  these  books.  Can  you  not  obtain 
gifts  from  students  leaving  school?  Many  who  sell  their  used  books 
to  second-hand  book  dealers  would  be  willing  to  give  them  for  camps, 
if  they  knew  of  this  urgent  demand.  Instructors  and  professors  will 
srive  many  volumes.  Co-operative  bookstores  might  be  invited  to  con- 
tribute books.  Many  texts  supplanted  in  school  by  new  editions  or 
the  works  of  new  authors,  would  be  of  service  in  camp. 

Can  you  not,  even  at  this  very  busy  season, 
obtain  such  books  ( in  good  condition) , and  report  to  us  by  June  15th 
the  number  of  books  on  each  subject  you  have  on  hand. 

Very  truly  yours, 

HERBERT  PUTNAM, 


ASSISTANT*  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H.  Milam 
Joseph  L.  Wheeler 


Disbursing  Officer 
William  L.  Brown 


General  Birector. 


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July  24,  1918 

To  the  Librarian: 

^e  enclose  . press  bulletin  for  immediate  release  throi%h 
your  local  newspapers.  It  is  ready  ior  your  city  editors,  when  you 
have  filled  in  the  clank. 

As  you  will  see,  this  bulletin  tells  o?  the  urgent  demand 
for  gift  books  for  overseas  shipments.  The  March  campaign  resulted 
in  collection  of  3,000,000  books,  but  more  are  needed. 

If  you  have  books  on  hand,  please  report  them  immediately 
to  your  State  Agency,  or  to  Headquarters-  In  any  case,  please  do 
your  utmost  to  collect  more  books.  Ask  local  newspaper  and  magazine 
editors  not  only  for  space  for  your  appeal,  but  aloe  for  their  re- 
view copies  of  new  books.  Ask  local  booksellers  to  cooperate  in 
every  way  possible. 

Report  gifts  promptly  to  State  Agencies  or  to  Headquarters 
(in  accordance  with  previous  instructions).  Prepare  thee:  for  circu- 
lation if  possible  - no  uhelf  cards  needed.  Chipping  instructions 

will  be  sent  you. 

Remember: 


Our  men  overseas  need  mere  books 
and,  we  must  supply  them.. 


Very  truly  yours, 

HERBERT  PUTNAM 

General  Director 


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SOLDIERS  IN  FRANCE  NEED  MORE  BOOKS 


The  Public  Library  has  received  today  a request 

from  the  American  Library  Association’s  Headquarters  in  Washington  for  more 
books  from  this  community  for  the  men  overseas. 

The  appeal  from  Washington  states  that  new  novels  and  good  Western 
stories,  whether  new  or  old,  are  most  needed.  Books  by  Zane  Grey,  Rex  Beach, 
Jack  London,  Ralph  Connor,  Owen  Wister  and  0.  Henry  are  very  popular.  The 
Public  Library  announces  that  it  will  receive  and  f orward  all  suitable  books 
that  are  turned  in.  It  urges  the  friends  of  the  soldiers  and  sailors,  many 
of  whom  have  already  responded  most  generously,  to  give  more  books. 

The  communication  received  by  the  Library  from  the  Washington  Head- 
quarters states  that  over  600,000  books  have  been  sent  overseas.  The  supply 

is  nearly  exhausted,  and  several  hundred  thousand  more  will  be  needed  soon  by 

the  six  dispatch  offices  which  are  now  shipping  books  to  France.  The  books 
are  packed  at  these  dispatch  offices  in  strong  cases,  so  built  that  they  serve 
as  a bookcase. 

They  go  on  the  decks  of  transports,  in  cargo  vessels  and  in  naval 

vessels.  Those  that  go  on  the  decks  of  transports  are  open  so  that  the  men 

nay  have  reading  matter  for  use  on  the  voyage.  All  these  books  are  gathered 
together  again,  however,  replaced  in  the  cases  and  delivered  to  the  proper 
officials  in  France. 

In  France,  the  books  are  distributed  by  an  experienced  Librarian, 
representing  the  American  Library  Association.  Most  of  them  go  to  Y.K.C.A., 
Red  Cross  and  Salvation  Army  huts,  hospitals  and  canteens.  Others  go  directly 
to  chaplains  and  officers. 

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July  31,  1918, 


To  the  Librarian: 

There  seems  to  be  a lack  of  reading  matter  on  the  troop- 
trains  en  route  to  and  from  various  parts  of  the  country.  In 
your  judgment,  is  this  a real  lack  that  should  be  supplied?  To 
arrive  at  a proper  conclusion  will  you  hej.p  us  by  answering, 
after  a little  inquiry  of  the  Red  Cross  cr  other  interests,  the 
following  questions. 

Are  the  troop  trains  which  leave  or  pass  through  your 
city  or  town  supplied  with  reading  matter? 

(a)  Looks? 

(b)  Magazines? 

(c)  Newspapers? 

From  what  sources  does  this  reading  matter  come? 

Who  is  responsible  for  its  collection?  > % 

How  is  the  collecting  actually  done? 

Who  puts  it  on  the  troop  trains? 

From  what  source  is  the  information  concerning  the 
schedule  of  troop  trains  received? 

Is  the  work  being  carried  out  systematically,  in  such 
a way  that  you  feel  certain  that  all  troops  are  adequately  sup- 
plied? 

In  your  judgment,  is  the  need  sufficiently  evident  to 
warrant  organized  effort  be  tween  Red  Cross  Clubs  or  Civic  organi- 
zations and  libraries  to  meet  it? 

Have  you  any  reason  for  believing  that  further  attention 
on  the  part  of  the  libraries  or  the  A,.L»A,  is  ( r„)c necessary 
(b)  unnecessary? 

This  letter  is  going  to  only  a few  of  thelibraries  in 
the  large  cities  in  the  different  parts  of  the  country. 

Yours  very  truly,  \- 

CARL  H.  KILAI. 

Assistant  to  the  Director, 


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Library  War  Service 

Headquarters:  The  Library  of  Congress, 
Washington,  D.  C. 


July  31,  1918, 


To  the  Librarian: 

The  books  in  the  following  list  should 


under  no  circumstance  be  sent  t 

Barbus se 
Bierce,  Ambrose 
Bierce,  Ambrose 
Century  Company,  pub, 
Chesterton,  Gilbert  K. 
Connolly,  Nora 
Ewers,  Dr,  Hans  Heinz 
Ewers,  Dr.  Hans  Heinz 
Freitag-Lovinghoven 
Glass,  Hr  ,s  .Charles  Wilder 
Grashoff,  R. 

Huebsch,  B.  W.  pub. 

Latzko,  Andreas 
Souiny-Se?ydlltz , Baroness 
Trotsky 


» a camp  or  station  library: 

Under  Fire 

Can  Such  Things  Be? 

In  the  I'idst  of  Life 
America  after  the  war 
Utopia  of  Usurers 
The  Unbroken  Tradition 
Let  the  Rulers  Beware 
The  Vampire 

Deductions  from, the  world  war 
Her  Invisible  Spirit  Hate 
Tragdey  of  Belgium 
A German  Deserter’s  War 
Experience 
Hen  in  War 

Russia  of  Yesterday  & Tomorrow 
Bolshiviki  and  World  Peace 


If  in  sorting  your  books  for  ’soldiers, 
you  have  found  certain  books  not  on  this  list  which 
are,  in  your  opinion,  and  for  military  reasons,  not 
desirable  for  use  in  camps  and  stations,  please  com- 
municate with  us,  giving  as  much  information  as  poss- 
ible about  the  book. 


Yours  very  truly, 


AMERICAN  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION 
LIBRARY  WAR  SERVICE. 


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Library  War  Service 


Headquarters 
The  Library  of  Congress 
Washington, D.C . 

August  8,  1918 

TO  THE  LIBRARIAN: 

The  Finance  Committee  O'f  the  A.L.A,  War  Service  Committee  will 
make  a campaign  this  fall  for  money  for  the  purchase  of  books  and  the 
maintenance  and  expansion  of  Library  War  Service, 

It  is  very  important  that  there  should  be  no  conflict  in  tie 
public  mind  between  the  desire  for  gift  books  and  the  request  for 
money.  We  do  not  plan  to  send  out  from  this  office  any  more  Press 
Bulletins  or  newspaper  copy  about  the  need  for  gift  bocks  until  after 
the  money  campaign  is  over. 

It  is  suggested  that  librarians  avoid  asking  newspapers  to  print 
articles  about  the  desire  for  gift  books  * If.  you  have  newspaper  pub- 
licity material  on 'hand  on  this  subject,  we  recommend  that  you  hold  it 
for  use  when  the  financial  campaign  is  over. 

This  letter  is  not  intended  to  put  a stop  to  the  flow  of  gift 
books.  On  the  contrary,  these  books  are  very  definitely  needed  now, 
and  except  by  the  use  of  newspaper  space,  evei'y  possible  means  should 
be  taken  to  continue  the  collection  of  books.  It  is  going  to  be 
necessary  a little  later,  however,  to  ask  the  newspapers  for  a great 
deal  of  space  in  connection  with  the  appeals  for  money,  and  it  will  t>e 
much  more  difficult  to  get  the  space  for  the  appeal  if,  in  the  mean- 
time, the  columns  have  been  filled  with  requests  for  books.  There  is 
also  likely  to  occur  a confusion  in  the  public  mind  as  to  why  money 
should  be  required  when  the  continual  appeal  has  been  for  books, 

Campaign  headquarters  for  the  Second  Library  War  Fund  have  been 
established  at  124  East  28th  Street,  New  York  City.  The  campaign  will 
be  under  the  general  direction  of  Dr.  Frank  P,  Hill,  Chairman  of  the 
War  Finance  Committee , Mr,  Wickes  Wamboldt  is  the  National  Campaign 
Director, and  Mr.  Prank  Parker  Stockbridge,  as  Director  of  Information, 
is  in  charge  of  National  publicity.  You  will  receive  communications 
directly  from  the  New  York  of:. ice,  and  it  is  earnestly  urged  that  all 
n possible  cooperation  be  given  in  the  effort  to  raise  a fund  sufficient 
to  supply  adequately  all  the  library  needs  of  our  fighting  forces  for 
•a  vear  to  come. 

Yours  very  truly, 

HERBERT  PUTNAM 


General  Director 


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GENERAL  DIRECTOR 

Herbert  Putnam 

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American  Library  Association 

Library  War  Service 


ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H.  Milam 
Malcolm  G.  Wyer 


EXECUTIVE  SECRETARY 

georoe  B.  Utley 


HEADQUARTERS 
The  Library  of  congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


Disbursing  officer 
William  L.  Brown 


August^ 23,  1918, 


Tc  the  Librarian: 


The  Army  Technical  Training  School,  named  below,  is 
in  your  city.  It  is  an  opportunity  for  library  service  which 
we  are  sure  you  have  beer,  glad  to  accept. 

Will  you  please  report  to  us  what  has  been  done  and 
whether  the  library  facilities  for  these  men  are  adequate? 

The  enclosed  questionnaire  will  be  helpful  in  making  your  re- 

piy»- 


If  you  have  not  already  approached  the  Director  of 
this  Training  School,  with  an  offer  of  cooperation  on  your 
part  and  ours,  will  y6u  not  do  so  at+once? 

It  is  possible  that  some  other  library  should  have 
been  addresses.  If  so,  please  pass  this  letter  on  to  that 
library,  and  send  a note  to  us  stating  that  you  are  doing  so. 
If  each  of  two  or  more  librarians  might  logically  render  this 
service  we  recommend  a conference  and  a report  to  us  of  the 
decision' reached. 


Yours  very  truly, 

HERBERT  PUTNAM, 

General  Director. 


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material?  How  many? 


Is  it  necessary  for  us  to  supply  moderate  quantities  of 
technical  books? 


Where  is  the  library  for  these  men  housed? 

Are  you  supplying  gift  magazines,  or  are  they  needed? 


Is  it  possible  for  any  man  in  uniform  to  borrow  books' 
from  your  own  library  and  from  other  public,  or  semi-public 
libraries  in- your  city  without  other  requirements  than  his  sig- 
nature,,with  notation  of  his  organization  and  local  address? 
This  seems  to  us  specially  desirable*. 


Is  the  service  recognized,  in  part  at  leasts  as  Library 
V'ar  Service  of  the  American  Library  Association?  This  is  de- 
sirable for  publicity  purposes,  especially  just  now  beforethe 
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Washington,  D.  C, 


August  26,  1918. 


To  the  Librarian: 

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We  have  instructions  from  the  War  Department  to  re- 
move from  camp  libraries  the  titles  listed  below. 

Will  you  please  see  that  in  sorting  books  none  of 
them  are  sent  to  camp  libraries, 

Balch,  E,  G,  Approaches  to  the  peace  settlement.  B,  W.  Huebsch 

Berkman , 

Alexander  Prison  memories  of  an  anarchist  Mothefe  Earth 

Pub.  Co* 


Burgess,  John  W, 

Burgess,  John  W, 
Carson,  Ca pshaw 


America's  relation  to  the  great  war, 

McClurg 

European  war  of  1914,  McClurg 

Witness  testifies  Carson  Bros. 

Pub,  Co, 


Daniells, 

Arthur  J. 

World  in  perplexity 

Review,  and 
Herald  Pub. 

Daniells , 

Arthur  J, 

World  war 

Review,  and 
Herald  Pub. 

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Granger,  A,  H« 

England’s  world  empire 

Open  Court  Pub,  Cc 

Harris,  Frank 

England  or  Germany 

Wilma rth  Press 

Hedinj  Sven 

With  the  German  armies  in 
the  west, 

Lane 

Henderson,  E.  F. 

Germany’s  fighting  machine 

Bobbs-Merrill 

Howe,  Frederic  C» 

Why  war? 

Scribner 

Hug ins,  Roland 

Germany  misjudged 

Open  Court  Pub.  Co 

Jones,  Rufus 

A more  excellent  way 

Assoc.  Press 

Leake,  W,  S„ 

How  xo  protect  our  soldiers 

Publisher- 
the  author 

LincQln,  It  T,  T. 

Revelations  of  an  inter- 
national spy* 

McBride 

McAuley,  M»  E, 

Germany  in  war  time. 

Open  Courts 

McGuire,  Jas,  K* 

What  could  Germany  do  for 
Ireland? 

Wolfe  Tone  Co> 

Muecke,  H.  von' 

Emden 

Ritter  & Co* 

Munsterberg,  H, 

The  war  and  America 

Re vent low,  Ernst, 

von' 

Vampire  of  the  continent 

Jackson  Press 

Schrader,  F.  W, 

German r American  handbook 

Publisher-1-; 
the  author 

Skinnider, 

Margaret 

Doing  my  bit  for  Ireland 

Century  Co* 

Thomas,  M.  M/ 

Conquest  of  war 

Fellowship  Press 

and  others 

Viereck,  G,  S. 

Songs  of  Armageddon 

Mitchell 

(Anonymous) 

World’s  crisis  in  the  light 

Kennerley 

of  prophecy. 

Review  of  Reviews, 

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General  Director 
Herbert  Putnam 
Librarian  of  Congress 


Library  War  Service 

(HEADQUARTERS:  LIBRARY  OF  CONGRESS,  WASHINGTON) 

S.  A.  T.  C.  No.  1 


S.  A.  T.  C.  SECTION 
WM.  W.  BISHOP 
IN  CHARGE 


, Washington,  D.  C.,  Nov.  1,  1918. 

To  the  Librarian : 

Numerous  requests  have  come  to  Headquarters  of  the  Library  War  Service  for  direct  serv- 
ice to  the  Student  Army  Training  Corps  in  various  schools  and  colleges  throughout  the  country, 
•s  This  circular  will  serve  as  a preliminary  answer  to  such  requests  and  inquiries  and  as  a statement 

of  such  service  as  it  now  seems  feasible  for  the  A.L.A.  War  Service  to  render  to  the  S.A.T.C. 


It  seems  necessary,  however,  to  say  that  the  ability  of  the  War  Service  to  carry  out  the  sup- 
ply of  books  and  periodicals  contemplated  in  this  circular  (Sections  2,  4,  6,)  will  be  largely  de- 
pendent on  the  results  of  the  forthcoming  campaign  for  money. 


S.  A.  T.  C— SECTION  A. 

1.  The  S.A.T.C.  presents  only  a partial  analogy  to  the  situation  in  the  training  camps  and 
abroad.  Units  of  this  student  corps  are  stationed  only  in  educational  institutions  already  estab- 
lished and  with  plants  in  most  respects  adequate  to  care  for  the  book  needs  of  the  student  sol- 
diers and  sailors.  College  and  university  libraries  are  on  the  ground,  provided  with  generally 
adequate  equipment  in  the  way  of  books,  and  with  library  organizations  prepared  to  cope  with  a 
situation  new  only  in  certain  military  and  instructional  aspects.  In  the  camps  there  were,  speak- 
ing broadly,  no  libraries  or  librarians  until  the  A.L.A.  furnished  both  buildings  and  books.  In 
every  college  there  is  a library  more  or  less  well  equipped  with  the  needed  books  and  with  a 
staff  of  trained  librarians.  Many  of  the  colleges  are  in  cities  and  towns  having  public  libraries, 
able  and  willing  to  help  the  college  libraries  to  the  extent  of  their  resources. 

The  work  of  the  A.L.A.  Library  War  Service,  it  is  plain,  must  be  one  supplementing  these 
existing  agencies,  and  should  be  offered  only  where  there  is  need  of  aid  because  of  exceptional 
local  conditions.  University  and  college  libraries,  therefore,  which  are  able  to  handle  the  present 
demand  without  assistance  should  read  this  circular  as  a word  of  explanation  of  what  is  being 
proposed  for  others  less  fortunate  than  themselves.  Librarians  of  public  libraries  to  whom  it  is 
sent  will,  it  is  hoped,  notify  the  War  Service  Headquarters  of  cases  in  which  they  are  unable  to 
afford  needed  assistance  to  the  colleges. 

2.  RECREATIONAL  READING.  In  most  cases  the  college  and  public  libraries  alike 
have  already  cared  for  this  feature 

(a)  By  throwing  open  their  books  for  circulation  to  any  men  in  uniform  (occasionally 
with  some  guarantee  either  by  commanding  officer,  college  library,  or  Board  of 
Trustees).  It  is  especially  urged  that  this  practice  be  made  general.  Whenever 
local  ordinances  and  regulations  require  a legal  guarantor,  it  will  generally  be  found 
possible  to  provide  a single  person  or  institution  to  serve  for  all  S.A.T.C.  men  in 
lieu  of  individual  guarantors  for  each  soldier: 

(b)  Magazines  and  popular  books  are  provided  for  “Y”  and  K.  of  C.  huts,  hostess 
houses,  and  other  established  means  for  offering  soldiers  reading  matter,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  opportunities  of  the  college  library  itself.  It  is  not  contemplated  that  the 


War  Service  will  supply  the  “Y”  and  K.  of  C.  huts  with  books  required  to  be  read 
m courses  of  instruction.  In  case  of  necessity  the  War  Service  will  provide  its 
“standard  set”  of  eleven  magazines  and  also  a few  general  reference  books  for 
such  huts.  Ordinarily  the  college  and  local  public  library  can  furnish  them 
enough  books  and  magazines.  But  where  there  is  a dearth  of  such  reading  matter 
the  War  Service  can  and  will  supply  a moderate  number  of  “gift  books”  from  its 
stock  on  hand  on  application  to  Headquarters.  Applications  (which  should  come 
from  the  college  librarian  or  the  supervisor)  should  make  it  clear  that  local  re- 
sources have  been  exhausted. 

(c)  College  librarians  are  doubtless  well  aware  by  this  time  that  S.A.T.C.  men  in  Sec- 
tion A and  in  the  naval  units  have  little  free  time  for  recreational  reading,  and  that 
such  service  must  generally  be  afforded  in  places  near  their  barracks.  Section  B 
men,  having  five  evenings  a week  free,  have  greater  need  of  this  sort  of  service. 

3.  REQUIRED  STUDY.  Under  the  S.A.T.C.  Curricula  drawn  up  by  the  War  Department 
Committee  on  Education  and  Special  Training,  “required  reading”  in  the  old  sense  is  generally  im- 
possible. The  student  supplies  his  own  text-books.  And  college  libraries  will  not  ordinarily 
be  expected  to  provide  duplicates  in  quantity  for  required  collateral  reading.  The  question  of 
material  for  "supervised  study”  for  the  so-called  essential  subjects  is,  however,  likely  to  press 
heavily  on  the  college  librarian.  Copies  of  the  circulars  outlining  these  courses  (for  Section  A 
men)  are  now  in  the  hands  of  college  officers,  and  can  be  seen  by  librarians,  in  case  they  are  not 
themselves  already  provided  with  them.  These  essential  subjects,  as  college  librarians  are 
doubtless  aware,  are  (a)  War  Issues,  (b)  Military  Hygiene  and  Sanitation,  (c)  Military  Law 
and  Practice,  and  (for  most  Section  A men)  (d)  Surveying  and  Map  Making.  These  subjects 
have  formed  no  considerable  part  of  the  instruction  in  the  ordinary  college.  The  college  libraries 
generally  are  not  prepared  to  furnish  books  on  these  topics  in  the  required  quantities  from  their 
present  stock.  In  some  colleges  and  universities  in  which  the  need  is  very  great,  the  ordinary 
division  of  the  book  funds  among  the  several  departments  has  been  either  suspended  or  the 
amounts  reduced,  and  the  book  funds  diverted  to  a greater  or  less  degree  to  the  purchase  of  books 
for  use  in  the  study  of  these  “essential  subjects.”  Such  a course  seems  practical  and  desirable, 
and  the  possibility  of  such  diversion  of  book-funds  is  brought  to  the  attention  of  college  librarians 
as  affording  a solution  of  some  financial  difficulties. 

4.  WAR  ISSUES  COURSE.  Required  of  all  students.  Librarians  are  urged  to  procure 
from  the  Committee  on  Education  and  Special  Training  of  the  War  Department,  Old  Land  Office 
Building,  Washington,  D.  C.,  a copy  of  its  Bibliography  (C.e.  17)  on  the  Issues  of  the  War, 
Instructors  in  charge  of  this  course  probably  have  copies  already.  The  Library  War  Service  as- 
sumes that  every  college  library  can  afford  to  purchase  at  once  (if  it  does  not  already  own)  the 
33  items  starred  on  this  bibliography.  The  cost  (exclusive  of  the  New  York  Times  History  of 
the  War,  which  most  college  libraries  now  own)  is  approximately  but  $48.00,  a sum  within  the 
reach  of  practically  every  college  library. 

Instructors  in  the  War  Issues  Course  are  naturally  expecting  to  use  a generous  supply  of  the 
pamphlets  (including  the  War  Encyclopedia)  issued  by  the  Committee  on  Public  Information. 
The  War  Encyclopedia  is  at  present  (Nov.  1)  out  of  print.  A reprint  (25,000  copies  only)  is  be- 
ing hastened  through  the  Government  Printing  Office.  A new  edition  is  in  process  but  will  not 
be  ready  for  some  weeks.  Officers  of  the  Committee  on  Public  Information  urge  librarians  to 
order  pamphlets  on  the  basis  of  not  more  than  one  copy  to  every  ten  men  enrolled  in  the  course. 
It  would  be  safer  to  make  it  one  copy  for  every  fifteen  men,  as  the  Committee  cannot  (naturally) 
confine  the  issue  of  its  publications  to  the  college  libraries.  Application  should  be  made  to  the 


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Division  of  Education,  Committee  on  Public  Information,  10  Jackson  PI.,  Washington,  D.  C.  Li- 
brarians are  asked  to  remember  that  transportation  of  printed  matter  is  very  slow  under  present 
conditions. 

It  is  highly  probable  that  there  will  be  difficulty  in  securing  the  material  needed  for  the  work 
of  the  second  quarter  ( January-March)  in  this  course.  Librarians  will  be  wise  in  conferring  at 
once  with  the  head  of  department  having  the  second  quarter’s  work  in  charge,  and  arranging 
without  delay  for  books  and  pamphlets.  This  work  is  concerned  with  the  politcal  systems  of  Eu- 
rope. Many  of  the  books  which  will  be  wanted  are  published  in  Great  Britain  and  can  be  had  in 
sufficient  quantities  only  if  ordered  by  cable  now.  The  American  offices  of  these  British  firms  are 
not  likely  to  have  in  hand  stock  sufficient  for  the  needs  of  two  hundred  thousand  students,  and 
there  may  be  great  difficulty  in  securing  permission  to  ship  copies  in  any  great  numbers. 

This  office  will  probably  issue  later  lists  of  material  distributed  free  of  charge  which  will  be 
helpful  in  the  War  Issues  Course,  and  in  other  essential  subjects,  as  well  as  lists  of  other  valuable 
aids,  such  as  maps.  The  Library  War  Service  is  not  in  a position  to  furnish  generally  books  and 
pamphlets  for  this  course.  It  is  thought  that  the  libraries  can  meet  the  need.  Very  exceptional 
cases  will,  of  course,  be  considered  sympathetically,  particularly  those  of  newly  established  insti- 
tutions with  necessarily  small  libraries. 

5.  OTHER  “ESSENTIAL  SUBJECTS” 

(a)  Military  Law  and  Practice.  The  two  primary  sources  for  the  instruction  in  this 
course  are  the  Regulations  for  the  Army  of  the  U.  S.,  Washington,  Government  Printing  Of- 
fice, 1917,  War  Dept.  Document  454;  and  the  Manual  for  Courts  Martial,  etc.,  issued  by  the 
Judge  Advocate  General’s  Department  of  the  Army,  War  Dept.  Document  560.  These  can  be 
procured  in  the  necessary  quantities  by  the  Commanding  Officer  of  the  S.A.T.C.,  who  will  prob- 
ably be  glad  to  see  that  copies  in  sufficient  number  reach  the  college  library.  As  a rule  the  libra- 
ries will  do  well  to  rely  on  the  officers  of  the  Army  assigned  for  duty  to  the  colleges  in  procuring 
necessary  War  Department  publications,  rather  than  attempt  to  secure  them  through  the  ordinary 
channels. 

(b)  Sanitation  and  Hygiene  (Military).  The  ordinary  manuals  on  hygiene  and  sanitation 
will  not  be  of  much  value  as  reference  books  for  this  course,  which  is  required  of  all  students. 
Aside  from  their  text-books  students  should  have  access  to  a few  standard  books  on  military 


sanitation  and  the  hygiene  of  the  soldier.  Certain  titles  suggested  are : 

Ford,  J.  H.,  Field  Hygiene  and  Sanitation.  Blakiston $1.25 

Munson,  E.  L.,  Principles  of  Sanitary  Tactics.  Banta  2.15 

Mason,  C.  F.,  Complete  Handbook  for  the  Sanitary  Troops.  Wood 4.00 

Wilson,  J.  S.,  Field  Sanitation.  Bantg 1.00 

Keefer,  F.  R.,  Textbook  of  Military  Hygiene.  Saunders 1.75 

U.  S.  War  Dept.,  Manual  of  Physical  Training  (Dec.  436),  Govt.  Ptg.  Off. 

Lynch  & Cumming,  How  to  Keep  Fit  in  Camp  and  Trench.  Blakiston .30 

Fisher,  I.,  and  Fisk,  E.  L.,  Health  for  the  Soldier  and  Sailor.  Funk .60 


It  is  not  contemplated  that  the  Library  War  Service  will  ordinarily  furnish  these  books. 
The  list  is  given  as  an  aid  to  meeting  needs  rapidly. 

(c)  Surveying  and  Map  Making.  Colleges  not  having  work  in  civil  engineering  or  depart- 
ments of  engineering  will  need  to  purchase  books  and  maps  in  aid  of  the  work  in  this  course.  The 
Committee  on  Education  and  Special  Training  will,  it  is  understood,  shortly  issue  specific  direc- 
tions for  the  maps  and  books  in  this  work. 


S.  A.  T.  C.— SECTION  B. 


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6.  THE  TRAINING  DETACHMENTS  established  in  many  colleges  have  now  become 
.Section  B of  the  S.A.T.C.  Many  of  these  sections  have  worked  out  a routine  and  are  provided 
with  books  as  aids  of  instruction.  In  colleges  not  having  engineering  departments  and  strong 
engineering  libraries,  there  has  been  crying  need  for  technical  books  for  use  of  Section  B men 
who  are  working  intensively  on  narrow  lines  and  who  have  more  free  time  than  those  of  Sec- 
tion A. 

In  view  of  this  situation  the  Library  War  Service  is  now  prepared  to  furnish  military  and 
technical  books  in  small  quantities  (and  in  duplicate  where  needed)  to  such  colleges  as  cannot 
adequately  meet  the  instructional  needs  of  Section  B.  The  college  librarian  will  ordinarily  act  as 
supervisor  of  this  collection  and  see  to  the  care,  record  and  proper  use  of  the  books  thus  fur- 
nished. Commanding  officers  will  ordinarily  undertake  willingly  to  see  that  such  books  are  not 
abused.  Books  on  gas  engines,  automobile  construction  and  repair,  electricity,  wiring  for  tele- 
phones, gun-smithing,  rough  carpentry,  etc.,  etc.,  are  the  sort  most  frequently  in  demand.  Libra- 
rians needing  books  of  this  kind  should  specify  the  subjects  taught,  the  number  of  men  in  train- 
ing, the  extent  of  their  own  resources,  and  the  provision  made  for  the  care  of  the  books.  They 
will  do  well  to  consult  with  Commanding  Officers  of  Section  B before  framing  a list  of  their 
wants,  which  will  be  supplied  as  rapidly  as  the  other  demands  on  the  War  Service  permit. 

7.  RECREATIONAL  READING.  See  above  under  Section  A.  It  is  urged  that  the  li- 
brarians of  colleges  having  Section  B men  cooperate  to  the  full  with  the  local  public  library  and 
with  the  “Y”  and  K.  of  C.  secretaries,  using  A.L.A.  gift  books  available  locally. 

8.  WAR  ISSUES  COURSE.  SECTION  B.  This  is  given  on  a less  ambitious  scale  than 
the  course  planned  for  Section  A.  Instructors  having  this  course  in  charge  will  know  rather  defi- 
nitely about  the  books  needed.  Colleges  and  High  Schools  not  having  these  books,  and  not  able 
to  get  them  from  public  libraries,  are  urged  to  write  to  Headquarters  stating  their  difficulties. 

9.  CORRESPONDENCE.  The  Headquarters  force  of  the  A.L.A.,  Library  War  Service, 
will  be  glad  to  answer  any  specific  questions  on  matters  discussed  in  this  circular,  or  on  related 
topics.  Librarians  are  requested  to  state  their  wants  fully,  after  exhausting  local  means  of  aid. 
Many  letters  already  received  reveal  an  ignorance  of  sources  of  supply  directly  at  hand.  This 
is  particularly  the  case  in  letters  from  “Y”  and  K.  of  C.  secretaries  recently  detailed  to  the  col- 
leges from  the  camps.  College  librarians,  therefore,  and  town  librarians  should  use  every  effort 
to  make  their  facilities  known  to  the  other  agents  in  the  same  work. 

COMMUNICATIONS  (to  the  A.L.A.  Washington  Headquarters)  relating  to  the  S.A.T.C. 
should  be  addressed  “A.A.L.  WAR  SERVICE,  Library  of  Congress,  Washington,  D.  C.  For  at- 
tention of  S.A.T.C.  Section” 

Very  Respectfully, 

HERBERT  PUTNAM, 

General  Director. 

By 

William  W.  Bishop, 

In  charge  S.A.T.C.  Section. 


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/VS\xf  American  Library  Association 


Library  War  Service 


general  Director 
Herbert  Putnam 

LIBRARIAN  OF  CONGRESS 


ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H.  Milam 
Malcolm  G.  Wyer 


Executive  Secretary 
GEORGE  B.  UTLEY 


HEADQUARTERS 
The  Library  of  congress 

WASHINGTON.  D.  C. 


Disbursing  officer 
William  L.  Brown 


November  18,  1918, 


Dear  Sir: 

The  advantages  of  a college  education  have  been 
most  conclusively  demonstrated  during  the  mobilization  of  the 
UfS  . Army,  Soldiers,  sailors  and  marines  everywhere  in  the 
weeks  or  months  preceding  their  return  to  civil  life  will 
Consider  the  possibility  of  a college  -course,  W3  suggest 
that  a catalog  of  your  institution  will  be  a useful  addition 
to  our  Camp  Libraries,  and  we  enclose  1 mailing  list  for  your 
use  if  you  care  tc  send  one. 


Very  truly  yours 


fiALCOLM  0.  WYER 


Assistant  to  the  Director, 


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General  Director 
HERBERT  PUTNAM 
Librarian  of  Congress 

Executive  secretary 
George  B.  Utley 


American  Library  Association 


Library  War  Service 


HEADQUARTERS 

the  Library  of  Congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


November  23 , 


ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H.  Milam 

MALCOLM  G WYER 

Caroline  Webster 

DISBURSING  OFFICER 

William  L.  Brown 


19  1R. 


Dear  Sir : 


The  Library  "hr  Service  of  the  American  Library 
Association  has  been  sincerely  grateful  f cr  vour  cooperation 
in  distributing  bookmarks  . We  assume  that  results,  sc  far  as 
they  are  forthcoming,  have  now  been  received  from  the  supply 
of  bookmarks  which  you  generously  offered  to  enclose  with  becks 
sold.  If  your  patrons  have  been  influenced  by  the  bookmark  to 
bring  becks  ‘eack  to  you  as  gifts  for  the  military  and  naval  forces, 
and  if  you  have  preferred  to  held  the  becks  fer  shipment  rather 
than  turn  them  ever  to  a public  library,  we  shall  be  grateful  if 
you  will  write  and  tell  us  how  many  books  you  have  on  hand.  We 
shall  then  be  able  tc  give  you  definite  instructions  for  their 
dispesit ion* 

If  cut  cf  ycur  experience  you  will  rive  us  the  benefit 
of  ycur  observations  on  the  effectiveness  cf  the  bookmark  as  a. 
means  cf  stimulating  the  giving  of  books  for  this  great  work,  you 
will  '-q  rendering  us  a very  real  service. 

The  need  of  gift  bocks  for  the  men  continues  acute 
despite  the  end  cf  the  fighting,  Ycu  will  realize  with  us  the 
steadying  influence  that  good  becks  can  exert  in  the  restless 
period  cf  demobilization  ahead, 

Thankinr  you  for  ycur  assistance,  we  are, 

Very  truly  yours, 


HEP.BE FT  FJTNAM 


General  Director 


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General  Director 
HERBERT  PUTNAM 
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executive  Secretary 
George  B.  Utley 


American  Library  Association 

Library  War  Service 


HEADQUARTERS 
The  Library  of  congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H.  Milam 
Malcolm  G wyer 
Caroline  Webster 

DISBURSING  OFFICER 

William  L.  Brown 


December  14$i  1918  . 


Dear 


We  are  sending  out  from  this  office  to  librarians  publicity  mat- 
erial for  their  local  use,  intended  to  stimulate  the  flow  of  gift  books 
and  "Buries on"  magazines. 


Several  special  articles  have  been  sent  to  the  librarians  in  the 
following  list  of  20  cities  in  which  intensive  publicity  is  considered 
necessary.  Small  appropriations  for  publicity  purposes  in  these  cit- 
ies have  been  made  and  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  librarians.  The 
list  of  cities  is  as  fo?-lows: 


New  York 

Boston 

Philadelphia 

Chicago 

Denver 

Kansas  City 

Minneapolis 

St , Paul 

C incinnati 

Cleveland 


Detroit 
At  lanta 
New  Orleans 
San  F rancisco 
Seattle 
Portland 
St , Louis 
Indianapolis 
Buffalo 
Pittsburgh 


Los  Angeles 

Omaha 

Brooklyn 

Newark 

Baltimore 

Washington  . 

Louisville 

San  Antonio 

Birmingham 

Jacksonville 


To  all  libraries  there  have  been  sent  clip  sheets 
is  enclosed  herewith. 


of  which  a specimen 


More  special  articles  will  be  sent  to  the  selected  list  of  30  and 
another  clip  sheet  to  the  entire  list  of  librarians  between  now  and  Christ- 
mas . 


Whatever  you  can  do  to  assist  librarians  in  your  State  in  getting 
publicity  for  the  book  appeal  would  be  of  the  greatest  immediate  value. 
There  is  to  be  no  other  book  campaign  than  this  publicity  campaign  as 

just  outlined. 

It  is  especially  desired;  also,  that  as  much  publicity  as  possible 
be  given  to  the  pressing  need  of  "Burleson"  magazines  in  hospitals  and 
demobilization  camps.  The  supply  of  these  has  fallen  off  materially 
since  the  signing  of  the  armistice. 


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There  is  a great  need  of  newspapers  in  the  hospitals  to  which  wounded 
men  are  being  sent  from  overseas  * Tne  request  for  newspapers  cannot  be 
sent  broadcast,  because  it  would  be  physically  impossible  to  handle  any  con- 
siderable number  of  papers  in  any  one  hospital.  There  should  be,  however, 
one  or  two  representative  newspapers  from  each  State  sent  to  the  debarkation 
hospitals  at  Polyclinic  Hospital,  New  York  City;  Ellis  Island,  New  York;  Fox 
Hills,  Staten  Island,  N.Y.;  Graenhut  Building,  New  York  City;  Grand  Central 
Palace,  New  York  City;  Camp  Stuart.  Va , and  Hampton,  Va;  and  tc  the  diff- 
erent re-ccnstruction  hospitals  newspapers  from  the  nearby  cities  should  be 
sent,  as  the  men  are  being  placed  in  the  hospitals  nearest  the  homes  from 
which  they  enlisted.  An  official  list  of  these  re-construction  hospitals 
is  enclosed  herewith.  Can  you  not  ask  the  publishers  of  one  or  two  repre- 
sentative newspapers  of  your  Suate  to  arrange  +o  send  a single  copy  daily 
to  each  debarkation  hospital  and  ;;o  each  hospital  on  the  enclosed  list  that 
lies  within  the  paper’s  o irov.lat ion  territory?  This  will  give  the  men  in 
hospitals  access  to  newspapers  from  their  home  Ht  lies  without  burdening  the 
librarians  with  a mass  of  miscellaneous  papers.  Newspapers  should  be  add- 
ressed to  hospital  librarians  in  each  case, 


Very  truly  yours  , 


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HOSPITALS  WHERE  RECONSTRUCTION  WORK  IS  BEING 

DONE. 


Fort  Bayard,  N.M. 

G H.  N0,  lo,  Boston,  Mass, 

San  Francisco,  Cal, 

G.H,  No.  21,  Denver,  Colo, 

Takorr.a  Park,  D.C. 

G.H.  No.  28,  Ft.  Sheridan,  111, 

Ft . McHenry  < Md , 

G.H.  No.  29,  Ft.  Snelling,  Minn 

Colonia,  N.J  . 

G.H.  No,  26,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Ft.  McPherson,  Ga, 

Base  Hospitals: 

Roland  Parkt  Md, 

Ft.  Sam  Houston,  Tex, 

Ctisville , N.Y. 

Camp  Gordon,  Atlanta,  Ga, 

Lakewood , N.J  9 

Camp  Lee,  Va. 

Boston,  Maes, 

Camp  Meade,  Md, 

Cape  May,  N*J , 

Camp  Sherman,  Ohio, 

New  Haven,  Conn, 

Camp  Taylor,  Ky, 

Markleton,  Ph, 

Camp  Funston,  Kan. 

Waynesville,  N,C. 

Camp  Kearny,  Cal, 

Azalea,  N,C, 

Camp  Pike , Ark , 

Whipple  Barracks,  Ariz. 

Camp  Travis,  Tex, 

Denver,  Colo. 

Camp  Custer,  Mich, 

Ft,  Des  Moines,  la. 

Camp  Grant , 111 . 

Ft.  Sheridan,  111, 

Camp  Dodge , la . 

Ft,  Snelling,  Minn. 

Camp  Lewis,  Wash. 

Platt sburg  Bk8 . , N.Y. 

Camp  Dix,  N.J. 

Carlisle,  Pa, 

Camp  D evens  , Miss. 

East  Norfolk,  Jtass, 

Detroit,  Mich, 

Ft,  Sam  Houston,  Texas, 

Camp  Upton,  L.I.,  N.Y, 

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Washington,  D-  C. 

December  20,  1918. 


To  the  Librarian: 

Enclosed  is  another  clip. sheet  containing  items  for  pub- 
lication in  your  local  newspapers.  These  have  been  carefully  prepared 
with  a view  to  the  particular  and'  immediate  needs  of  Library  War  Service, 
and  it  is  desirable  that  you  should  use  every  effort  to  get  as  many  of 
these  items  published  as  possible  during  and  after  the  Christmas  holi- 
days . 

Please  direct  the  special  attention  of  editors  to  the 
very  pressing  need  for  magazines  for  the  hospitals.  It  would  be  well 
to  post  a notice  or  bulletin  at  your  library,  urging  people  to  send  their 
current  magazines  to  soldiers  by  the  simple  process  of  putting  a one- 
cent  stamp  on  the  front  cover. 

This  will  be  the  end  of  the  public  appeal  for  gift  books, 
for  the  time  being.  Any  means  which  you  can  devise  to  supplement  this 
newspaper  publicity  should  be  put  intc  effect  at  cnce.  Additional 
copies  of  the  clip  sheet  will  be  forwarded  on  request. 

Please  forward  to  Library  War  Service  clippings  from 
your  local  papers  containing  these  or  other  items  of  the  same  general 
character. 

Vtjry  truly  yours, 

HERBERT  PUTNAM, 

General  Director. 


By  FRANK  PARKER  STOCKER IEGE. 


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December  20th, 1918 


T-o  the  Librarian j 

There  will  not  be  another  intensive  book  campaign* 

But  there  is  need  for  gift  books  and  much  publicity  iss 
being  given  to  the  need* 

As  soon  as  you  have  any  books  on  hand,  that  are 
not  needed  in  nearby  camps  or  stations,  will  you  please 
notify  this  office  of  the  approximate  number  and  kind  and 
we  will  send  shipping  instructions. 

B_ooks  before  being  shipped  should  be  prepared  for 
circulation  with  book  plates,  pockets,  and  cards.  If  you 
need  supplies  for  this  purpose,  they  will  be  sent  you  from 
this  office  on  request. 

Whenever  possible,  box  separately  fiction  and  non- 
fiction, marking  the  nature  of  the  contents  on  the  outside. 
Be  sure  to  mark  all  boxes  plainly  with  the  name  of  the 
library  and  of  the  city  from  which  the  books  are  sent* 


V.ery  truly  yours, 


CARL  H.  MILAM. 


Assistant  to  the  director. 


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January  23,  1 1 . 


To  Librarians  Who  Wish  to  go  Overseas: 


Overseas  work  is  heavier  now  than  it  has  ever 


been.  And  recently  we  have  sent  over  a few  people.  Miss. Ahern  and  Mr. 
Dudgeon,  for  example,  are  now  waiting  in  New  York  for  the  Niagara,  the 
sailing  of  which  has  been  postponed  for  several  days. 


Recent  cables  from  Mr,  Stevenson,  and  from 


Dr.  Putnam,  however,  are  to  the  effect  that  no  mere  people  should  be 
sent  until  further  notice. 

It  is  possible  that  others  may  go  a little 
later,  but  we  cannot  be  sure. 

We  regret  that  we  cannot  be  more  definite; 
that  we  cannot  advise  you  to  accept  or  reject,  any  other  offers  of 
overseas  work  that  may  come  to  you. 


Yours  very  truly, 


Executive  Secretary 


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HEADQUARTERS 

The  Library  of  congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H,  Milam 
Malcolm  G Wyer 
Caroline  Webster 

DISBURSING  OFFICER 

william  L,  Brown 


JANUARY  25,  ISIS, 


To  Librarians : 

Referring  to  our  recent  letters  concerning  the  sending 
of  librarians  overseas  by  the  Y.M.C.A,: 

Dr.  Putnam  and  Mr.  Stevenson  have  been  in  conference  with  Gen*- 
R.I.  nees  who  is  Chairman  of  the  Educational  Committee  of  General  Pershing's 
Staff.  We  have  received  this-  morning  a pubic  from  Mr.  Stevenson  which  3ays 
that  General  Rees  approves  our  plan  for  a library  in  each  Divisional  Area, 
but  considers  unnecessary  the  Y.M.C.A.  call  f or  a hundred  librarians. 

Tms  may  mean  that  the  Y.M.C.A.  will  ioo’cnietaj y .luneol  all  its  negotiations 
with  librarians. 

Wc  are,  however,  sending  over  from  time  to  time  limited 
numbers  of  men  and  women.  These  go  in  response  to  Mr.  Stevenson's 
specific  requests,  ana,  up  to  this  time,  also  at  his  request,  we  have 
given  preference  to  those  who  have  had  camp  library  experience  in  this 

country 


Yours  very  truly, 


GEORGE  E.  UTLEY, 

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The  Public  Library,  Washington,  D.C.  February  191$. 

To  the  Librarian: 

The  records  of  the  A.L.A,  Library  War  Service  indicate  that  the 
librarians  and  some  library  assistants  of  a number  of  the  libraries  represented 
in  tne  Association  have  seen  service  in  the  camp  and  hospital  libraries. 

Many  short  cut  methods  have  been  used  in  these  libraries  serving  our  soldiers 
and  sailors.  It  is  believed  that  in  some  cases  at  least  such  briefer  methods 
nave  been  carried  buck  and  adopted  'into  the  practice  o?  the  homo  libraries, 
or  have  modified  the  methods  formerly  in  use.  The  shortage  of  help  in  home 
libraries  has  likewise  in  some  cases  forced  the  adoption  of  simplified  methods 
and  the  elimination  of  some  well  established  processes  considered  essential 
in  pre-war  days.  The  Committee  on  Library  Administration  considers  it  highly 
important  to  collect,  digest,  and  place  before  the  Association  information 
concerning  the  adoption  in  our  libraries  of  such  briefer  methods  and  the 
eliminations  effected  either  under  the  stress  of  war  conditions  or  for  other 
reasons  within  recent  years. 

Your  cooperation  is  therefore  asked  to  the  extent  of  furnishing 
the  committee  with  a clear  statement  of  exactly  what  changes,  if  any,  in  your 
practice  the  war  experience  (or  other  stress)  has  brought  to  your  library.  In 
order  to  indicate  new  practice,  former  practice  should  ill  so  be  designated. 
Please  also  send  illustrative  forms. 

Librarians  are  urged  to  devote  sufficient  time  to  this  matter  to 
furnish  adequate  statements.  Please  send  yout  replies  to  the  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  by  April  15.  (Suggested  outline  on  appended  sheets.) 

George  F.  Bowerman,  Chairman. 

C,  Seymour  Thompson* 

Beatrice  Winser , 


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please  arrange  your  replies  under  the  f ollcv/ing  heads: 

1«  book  select ion 
ordering 
access! raing 
Zo  Periodicals  ordering 
checking 
missing  numbers 
making  up  sets 
3 • Glass!.?  ieat  ion 
She!?  listing 
Oat  aloging 

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5*  Binding,  materials  and  methods 
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6.  Withdrawa.l  records 
7 ^ Circulation 

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Clippings 

Filing 

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10*  Picture  collection 
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11*  Reports  and  statistics 

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12.  Stuff 

Training,  Professional 
Clerical 

Messengers  and  pages 
Building  force 

13.  Miscellaneous.-  Give  points  not  covered  under  other  heads. 

Here  might  be  given  suggestions  on  matters  of  policy  or  general 

principles  that  can  bo  applied  to  work  in  the  home  libraries;  as  a rr.  •!. 
of  lessons  learnou  in  the  camps. 


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General  Director 
HERBERT  PUTNAM 
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EXECUTIVE  SECRETARY 

George  B.  Utley 


DISBURSING  OFFICER 

William  L.  Brown 


Library  War  Service 


HEADQUARTERS 
The  Library  of  Congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


ASSISTANT  [GENERAL]  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H.  Milam 

ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

Malcolm  G.  Wyer 

IN  CHARGE  OF  LARGE  CAMPS 

Theresa  Hitchler 
in  charge  of  small  camps 
Caroline  Webster 

IN  CHARGE  OF  HOSPITAL  LIBRARIES 

F.  K.  W.  Drury 

IN  CHARGE  OF  BOOK  DEPARTMENT 

Anna  G.  Hubbard 

IN  CHARGE  OF  ORDER  DEPARTMENT 


3 February  1919’ 

TO  THE  LIBRARIAN? 

A Reconstruction  Hospital  Lis';  has  been  compiled  by 

the  Library  War  Service  covering  books  on  subjects  taught  in  the  hospitals* 

This  has  been  mimeographed  for  use  in  the  service  and  runs 

to  over  100  pages*  It  is  very  full  on  agriculture  where  it  aims  to  list 

the  best  representative  American  books,  which  are  neither  too  elementary 

nor  too  specialized  for  vocational  purposes. 

Other  subjects  carefully  treated  are  - 

Business  Books 
Trades  and  Occupations 
Vocal  ions 

Engineering  in  all  its  branches 
General  Literature  and  similar  subjects 
such  as  Civics 
English 

Handicraft,  etc. 

This  bibliography  may  be  of  use  to  you  and  we  take  pleasure 
in  calling  it  to  your  attention.  If  you  wish  a copy  we  will  send  you  one 
if  you  will  ask  us  to  do  so. 


Cordially  yours, 


GEORGE  B.  UTLEY 
Executive  Secretary, 


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Library  War  Service 

Headquarters 
The  Library  of  Congress 
Washington  D„C, 

Fe  b rue.ry  13,  1919 « 


TO  LIBRARIANS: 

For  yo\ir  information  and  use  we  are  sending  you  here- 
with the  first  weekly  news  letter,  to  be  issued  regularly  here- 
after. If  you  are  making  use  of  the  local  newspapers  to  adver- 
tise your  library  service  you  may  be  able  to  build  a story  around 
this  statement  and  incidentally  give  information  regarding  Library 
War  Service  to  the  public  who  maintain  this  service. 

We  shall  appreciate  any  publicity  you  can  secure  in 
regular  newspapers  for  any  of  the  news  items  we  send  you. 

Very  truly  yours, 


CPH/S 


M.  W.  MEYER 


In  charge  of  publicity. 


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The  total  of  overseas  shipments  of  A.  L,  A.  books  passed 
the  two  million  mark  February  1st. 

As  proof  of  the  fact  that  the  men  in  the  service  since  the 
signing  of  the  armistice  have  more  time  to  road  and  study,  the  rate 
of  shipment  has  been  greater  since  the  end  of  the  fighting  than  it 
was  before*  Almost  6b 0,000  of  these  books  have  been  shipped  since 
November  11th. 

Even  two  million  books  will  not  bo  sufficient,  cables 
from  France  statec  The  demand  of  the  men  for  books  which  bear  on 
their  jobs  back  home  is  declared  by  the  A.  L«  A.  representatives  in 
France  to  be  almost  unbelievably  great.  In  the  past  three  months  the 
American  Library  Association  has  shipped  300,000  volumes  of  special 
technical  books  for  libraries  in  connection  with  the  schools  now 
being  established  by  the  Army  Education  Commission.  The  scope  of  the 
work  which  these  schools  are  undertaking  may  be  estimated  from  the 
fact  that  of  the  600  bocks  supplied  by  the  A.  L,  A,  more  than  400 
have  been  purchased  in  lots  of  from  500  to  1000, 

American  soldiers  and  marines  as  they  board  the  transports 
in  France  to  return  home  are  now  being  greeted  by  recent  magazines  and 
newspapers  fresher  than  any  they  have  seen  since  leaving  America* 

Each  transport  carries  a permanent  library  averaging  one  book  to  every 
four  men.  When  it  docks  at  an  American  port,  the  A.L.A.  Dispatch  Agent 
renews  the  book  collection  and  places  aboard  magazines  and  newspapers 
of  the  same  day  to  greet  the  shipload  of  men. 


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OFFICE  OF  THE  CHIEF  OF  STAFF 
WASHINGTON 


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March  11,  1919. 


From:  Chief,  Morale  Branch,  General  Staff 

To:  American  Library  Association 

Subject:  "Your  Job  Back  Home" 

1.  We  have  received  a few  advance  copies  of  the  book 
published  under  your  auspices — "Your  job  back  home".  The  members 

of  the  War  Department  to  whom  it  has  been  shown  have  expressed  unanimous 
and  enthusiastic  approval. 

2.  To  this  general  approval  the  Morale  Branch  desires  to 
add  an  especial  word  of  appreciation  of  it  both  as  a morale  agent  and 
as  a proof  of  your  co-operation  in  the  problem  of  industrial  unrest 
as  affected  by  the  demobilization  of  the  Army. 

3.  Nothing  could  be  finer  in  form,  content,  spirit  and  view- 
point than  this  little  booklet. 

E.  L.  MUNSON, 

Brigadier  General,  General  Staff. 
(Signed)  By:  ELIOTT  P.  FROST, 

gm.  Captain,  S.  C.,  U.  S.  A. 


A’S'tz.y 


HERBERT  PUTNAM 
Librarian  of  Congress 


Headquarters : 
library  of  Congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


American  Library  Association 

Library  War  Service 

In  Charge  of  Publicity 

Milton  W.  Meyer 


TO  LIBRARIANS: 


March  13,  1919. 


Supplementing  the  information  contained  in  the  enclosed 
prospectus  of  the  book  "Your  Job  Back  Home,"  we  are  sending  you  the 
following  notes  and  comments  made  by  librarians  who  saw  the  first 
copies  of  the  book  at  the  recent  joint  meeting  of  the  New  Jersey 
and  Pennsylvania  Library  Clubs  at  Atlantic  City,  New  Jersey. 

The  majority  of  librarians  who  saw  the  book  placed  orders 
in  quantity  in  nearly  all  cases,  making  provision  for  copies  to  be 
placed  in  the  main  library,  both  for  circulation  and  reference  use, 
as  well  as  for  all  branches. 

The  librarian  of  a prominent  large  city  library  suggested 
that  a copy  be  punched  to  hang  on  or  near  the  card  catalogue  as  a useful 
aid  in  the  selection  of  vocational  books  and  subjects.  Another 
librarian  proposed  placing  copies  in  the  branch  office  of  the  U.  S. 
Employment  Service,  the  Post  Office,  and  other  public  buildings  where 
men  congregate. 

The  consensus  of  opinion  was  that  the  widest  possible  circulation 
of  the  book  would  not  only  be  of  service  to  the  returned  soldier, 
for  whom  it  was  intended,  but  be  a valuable  means  of  publicity  both 
for  the  American  Library  Association  and  the  local  library  arranging 
for  its  display. 

Very  truly  yours, 

M.  W.  MEYER 


In  Charge  of  Publicity 


American  Library  Association 


Library  War  Service 


HERBERT  PUTNAM 


Headquarters: 

library  of  Congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


Librarian  of  Congress 


n Charge  of  Publicity 
Milton  w.  Meyer 


March  13,  1919. 


TO  LIBRARIANS: 


Supplementing  the  information  contained  in  the  enclosed 


prospectus  of  the  book  "Your  Job  Back  Home,"  we  are  sending  you  the 
following  notes  and  comments  made  by  librarians  who  saw  the  first 
copies  of  the  book  at  the  recent  joint  meeting  of  the  New  Jersey 
and  Pennsylvania  Library  Clubs  at  Atlantic  City,  New  Jersey. 


The  majority  of  librarians  who  saw  the  book  placed  orders 


in  quantity  in  nearly  all  cases,  making  provision  for  copies  to  be 
placed  in  the  main  library,  both  for  circulation  and  reference  use, 
as  well  as  for  all  branches. 


The  librarian  of  a prominent  large  city  library  suggested 


that  a copy  be  punched  to  hang  on  or  near  the  card  catalogue  as  a useful 
aid  in  the  selection  of  vocational  books  and  subjects.  Another 
librarian  proposed  placing  copies  in  the  branch  office  of  the  U.  S. 
Employment  Service,  the  Post  Office,  and  other  public  buildings  where 
men  congregate. 


The  consensus  of  opinion  was  that  the  widest  possible  circulation 


of  the  book  would  not  only  be  of  service  to  the  returned  soldier, 
for  whom  it  was  intended,  but  be  a valuable  means  of  publicity  both 
for  the  American  Library  Association  and  the  local  library  arranging 
for  its  display. 


Very  truly  yours. 


M.  W.  MEYER 


In  Charge  of  Publicity 


Orn.Cf  i 

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/ General  Director 

HERBERT  PUTNAM 

Librarian  of  Congress 


Executive  Secretary 

George  B.  Utley 


Disbursing  Officer 
WILLIAM  L.  BROWN 


American  Library  Association 


ASSISTANT  l GENERAlI  DIRECTOR 

CARL  H.  MILAM 


Library  War  Service 


HEADQUARTERS  : 
LIBRARY  OF  CONGRESS 
WASHINGTON.  D.  C. 


ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

H.  O.  SEVERANCE 

IN  CHARGE  OF  LARGE  AND  SMALL 
CAMPS 

OLA  M WYETH 

IN  CHARGE  OF  HOSPITAL  LIBRARIES 

RENA  REESE 

IN  CHARGE  OF  BOOK  DEPARTMENT 


October  3,  1519. 

To  the  Librarian:  in  vicinities  where  Honor  Rolls  ^re 

being  prepared  for  publication 

We  have  been  informed  by  the  Bureau  of 
Engraving  of  Minneapolis,  that  an  ’’Honor  Roll”  is  being 
pubiisned  for  your  county , They  quote  for  us  the  name  of 

as  director  of  the  local  publication-.  The  Honor  Roll, 
according  to  our  information,  is  to  include,  in  addition 
to  photographs  of  men  in  the  service  and  of  men  who  were 
killed,  the  work  of  local  agencies  and  of  individuals  in 
Liberty  Loan  campaigns,  army  welfare  work  and  the  like. 

We  have  no  information  as  to  the  way  in 
which  the  publication  is  being  financed.  If  it  is  a project 
to  which  you  wish  to  lend  your  support,  we  trust  that  you  will 
see  that  the  book  includes  an  account  of  the  work  done  in  your 
county  in  support  of  the  Library  War  Service.  The  collecting 
of  gift  books  was  a very  real  service  to  the  fighting  forces. 
In  many  cases  it  was  inconspicuously  and  quietly  done,  but 
it  is  the  more  worthy  of  mention  on  that  account.  We  shall 
be  grateful  if  you  will  see  that  all  organizations  and 
agencies  in  your  community  which  helped  in  this  good  work 
receive  full  credit- 

All  other  war  work  of  the  public  library,  such 
* as  cooperation  with  the  U.S.  Food  Administration  in  spread- 

ing information  about  food  conservation,  is  surely  deserving 
of  a place  in  any  war  work  record* 


Very  truly  yours, 


M0  W.  MEYER 


In  charge  of  publicity. 


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General  DifrtTOR 
HERBERT  PUTNAM 
Librarian  of  Congress 


Executive  Secretary 

George  b.  Utley 


Disbursing  Officer 
William  l.  brown 


American  Library  Association 


ASSISTANT  [GENERALI  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H.  Milam 


Library  War  Service 


HEADQUARTERS : 
LIBRARY  OF  CONGRESS 
WASHINGTON.  D.  C. 


ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

H.  O.  Severance 

IN  CHARGE  OF  LARGE  AND  SMALL 
CAMPS 

Ola  M.  Wyeth 

IN  CHARGE  OF  HOSPITAL  LIBRARIES 

RENA  REESE 

IN  CHARGE  OF  BOOK  DEPARTMENT 


October  10,  1919 


TO  THE  SECRETARY. 

Dear  Sir: 

We  are  sending  to  you  two  copies  of  the  library 
poster  "Knowledge  Wins"  and  shall  be  grateful 
if  you  will  place  these  conspicuously  in  your 
club  rooms. 

As  you  know,  technical  and  vocational  books 
have  been  supplied  in  large  numbers  by  the 
American  Library  Association  to  army  and  navy 
points.  As  the  men  have  returned  home,  the 
A.L.A.  has  been  eager  to  assure  them  that 
books  can  be  borrowed  free  from  the  local 
public  library  or  the  state  library  commission. 

If  neither  of  these  agencies  is  accessible, 
books  can  be  borrowed  by  ex-service  men  direct 
by  mail  from  the  American  Library  Association 
Headquarters,  78  E.  Washington  Street,  Chicago, 

Illinois . 

We  shall  appreciate  any  cooperation  you  may 
be  able  to  give  us  in  extending  information 
about  library  service  to  the  men. 

Very  truly  yours, 

MARION  HUMBLE, 

Special  Publicity  Representative. 


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AMERICAN  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION 
LIBRARY  WAR  SERVICE 
Headquarters 

The  Library  of  Congress,  Washington,  D.C. 


To  the  Librarian: 

Under  another  cover  we  are  sending  you copies  of  each  cf 

our  24  vocational  book  lists  as  issued  in  the  special  edition  for  public- 
libraries,  This  letter  encloses  a complete  set  for  your  inf  orrrat  ion. 

'Tnis  supply  as  sent  you  at  our  expense,  at  the  request  of  the 
U.S.  Employment  Service*  Please  furnish  the  Bureau  for  Returning  Soldiers 
and  Sailors  in  your  city  such  quantity  of  these  lists  as  you  find  on  inquiry 
they  can  use  to  advantage.  These  lists  are  to  be  given  out  at  the  bureaus 
to  the  men  discharged  from  the  service  who  apply  there  for  help  in  securing 
employment , to  acquaint  them  with  the  vocational  books  which  the  library 
has  at  hand  for  their  use.  Some  of  the  lists  should  be  supplied  to  the 
regular  office  of  the  U.S.  Employmant  Service. 

Wo  are  informed  by  the  Department  of  Labor  that  this  work  in  your 

city  is  in  charge  of . 

The  supply  sent  you  i3  considered  adequate  for  this  purpose*  If 
you  find  that  you  have  more  than  enough  for  the  U.S.  Employ  want  Service, 
please  use  the  lists  in  any  other  way  which  will  reach  the  returned  soldier , 
sailor,  and  marine  - through  War  Camp  Community  Service  Clubs,  night  schools 
and  the  like.  As  the  cost  of  these  lists  is  borne  by  the  Library  War  Ser- 
vice they  should  be  used  only  for  the  benefit  of  the  men  for  whose  service 
our  funds  were  given  by  the  American  people. 

If  you  wish  additional  copies  of  the  lists  to  use  in  advertising 
yOur  vocational  books  among  other  members  of  your  community,  we  shall  be 
glad  to  supply  them  to  you  in  any  quantity  at  the  cost  price, Cl. SO  per 
thousand. 


Your  library  may  already  have  purchased  the  lists  for  the  use  of 
the  Bureaus,  in  response  to  the  offer  which  we  made  to  all  public  libraries 
In  that  case  an  equivalent  amount  of  the  supply  which  we  are  sending  at  our 
expense  can  be  used  by  you  for  your  own  purposes. 

This  letter  will  go  to  r.any  small  libraries  with  limited  funds  at 
their  disposal.  Even  if  it  is  quite  in,  ossible  to  provide  all  the  books 
mentioned,  <ji  other  books  which  cover  the  same  ground,  it  will  still  be 
possible  to  use  the  lists  if  only  one  or  two  good  books  on  each  subject 
are  available. 


Wo  have  already  sent  to  all  public  libraries  the  trade  information 
on  all  the  titl-es  mentioned  in  the  vocational  book  lists,  giving  the  author, 
title,  publisher,  and  price.  If  you  have  not  this  list  a+-  hand  to  aid  you 
in  inking  purchases  of  books,  we  will  be  glad  to  supply  another  copy  on 

request . 

Very  truly  yours, 

GEORGE  B.  UTLEY 


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Executive  Secretary, 


General  Director 
HERBERT  PUTNAM 
Librarian  of  Congress 


Executive  Secretary 

George  B.  Utley 


Disbursing  Officer 

william  l.  Brown 


American  Library  Association 

Library  War  Service 


ASSISTANT  [GENERAL]  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H.  Milam 


ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 


HEADQUARTERS 
The  library  of  Congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


Malcolm  g.  Wyer 

IN  CHARGE  OF  LARGE  CAMPS 

THERESA  HITCHLER 

IN  CHARGE  OF  SMALL  CAMPS 

Caroline  Webster 

IN  CHARGE  OF  HOSPITAL  LIBRARIES 

anna  G. Hubbard 

IN  CHARGE  OF  BOOK  DEPARTMENT 


To  the  Librarian: 


We  hope  that  you  will  have  considerable 
demand  for  vocational  books  as  a result 
of  your  advertising  and  ours,  addressed 
to  returning  soldiers  and  sailors. 

Realizing  that  there  is  no  Library  Com- 
mission in  your  state  to  help  you  in  sup- 
plying technical  books  for  this  purpose, 
and  that  your  book  funds  are  limited,  we 
have  arranged  to  lend  you  copies  of  books 
listed  on  our  vocational  bookmarks.  A sup- 
ply of  the  bookmarks  has  been  sent  to  you. 

This  service  on  our  part  must  necessarily 
be  limited  to  men  in  service  and  those  dis- 
charged from  service  who  apply  for  vocation- 
al books  through  your  library.  We  can  send 
the  books  to  you  by  parcel  post,  prepaid; 
you  may  keep  them  one  month,  prepaying  post- 
age on  them  when  you  return  them.  There 
will  be  no  other  cost  to  your  library. 

Please  write  to  us  if  we  can  assist  you  in 
this  way  or  in  any  of  your  work  with  dis- 
charged soldiers  and  sailors. 

Very  truly  yours, 

MARION  HUMBLE 

ft/W  Special  Publicity  Representative. 


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Library  War  Service. 


April  28,  1920. 


To  the  Members  of 

The  American  Library  Association: 

There  is  the  possibility  that 

the  Emergency  B'leet  Corporation  will  give  the  privilege  of 
naming  one  of  their  ships  to  the  American  Library  Association, 
as  they  have  done  to  others  of  the  six  organizations  with 
whom  we  were  associated  in  war  work.  We  are  asked  to  suggest 
four  names  in  the  order  of  preference,  and  we  are  instructed 
in  making  these  selections,  to  remember  that 

"The  name  may  not  be 

(a)  That  of  any  individual,  living  or  dead; 

(b)  That  of  any  organization; 

(c)  That  of  a city  or  town;  and  that 

The  name  must  not  conflict  with  the  name  of  any 
other  ship,  except  in  cases  where  the  vessels 
are  very  dissimilar  as  to  tonnage." 

It  is  understood  from  members 

of  the  corporation  that  the  second  restriction,  (b)  does  not 
prohibit  the  use  of  any  word  formed  from  the  initials  of  the 

organization. 


The  Executive  Board  would  like 

to  have  suggestions  from  the  members  of  the  Association.  Will 
you  send  yours  as  soon  as  possible?  Please  write  them  in  the 
space  below,  with  your  signature,  and  return  this  sheet  to  the 
Secretary  at  the  address  beluw. 

The  names  already  submitted 

include  ALA,  ALABOOK,  AMERLIBRAS , ALAMAYDE,  USALA,  THE  OPEN 
BOOK,  THE  BOOKWORM. 


Very  sincerely  yours. 


Carl  H.  Milam 
Secretary. 

Temporary  address,  24  West  39th  3t., 

New  York  City. 


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The  Library  of  Congress 
Washing  I on,  D-.C; 

Dec  amber  19,  1918*. 

To  the  Libraries: 

There  will  not  be  another  intensive  bock  campaign.  But  there  is  a need 
for  gift  bocks  and  much  publicity  is  being  given  to  this  need. 

1.  Ship  all  the  books  you  collect  as  rapidly  as  possible  by  freight 
collect  addressed  as  fellows 

Depot  Quartermaster 
Cambridge,  Hass, 

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American  Library  Association 
Dispatch  Of  f ice 
Harvard  College  Library 

Send  bill  of  lading  to  Dr,  C.O,S.  Maws  on,  Widener  Library,  Harvard  Uni- 
versity, Cambridge,  Mass.,  also  notify  this  office  when  shipment  is  made,  giv- 
ing approximate  number  of  bocks  and  date  shipped. 

2.  Be  sure  all  boxes  are  marked  plainly  with  the  name  cf  the  libnry 
and  cf  the  city  from  which  th&  books  are  sent,  as  the  Quartermaster  cannot  ac- 
complish commercial  bills  of  lading  without  this  information, 

3.  Whenever  possible,  box  fiction  and  ncn-ficticn  separately,  marking 
the  boxes  as  to  nature  cf  contents. 

4.  The  bocks  should  be  prepared  for  circulation  (with  bock  plates, 
pockets  and  cards)  before  being  sent,  if  this  can  be  dene  without  delaying 
shipment  more  than  a few  days.  Prompt  shipment  is  essential.  Write  to 

your  State  Agent  (see  name  below)  if  beck  plates,  pockets,  and  cards  are  needed 

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5.  Important , Needs  of  nearby  camps  known  to  you  and  requests  from 
ycur  State  Agent  take  precedence  over  these  instructions. 

State  Agents.  ‘ 

Conne6ticut:  Caroline  M.  Hewins  , Secretary  Free  Library  Committee,  Hartford 
Maine".  Henry  E,  Dunnack,  State  Library,  Augusta. 

Massachusetts:  C.F.D.  Beldsn,  Public  Library,  Boston 

New  Hampshire:  N.L.  Goodrich,  Librarian,  Dartmouth  College  Library,  Hanover 
Rhode  Island:  Walter  E,  Ranger,  State  House,  Providence- 
Vermont:  Ruth  L.  Brown,  Free  Library  Commission,  Montpelier. 


CARL  H.  MILAM. 

Assistant  to  the  Director. 


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LIBRARY  OF  CONGRESS,  WASHINGTON, D.C* 


December  23rd, 1918* 


Tc  The  Libraries: 


There  will  not  be  another  intensive  book  campaign.  But  there  is 
need  for  gift  books  and  much  publicity  is  being  given  to  this  need. 

Ship  all  you  collect  by  Quartermaster  freight  to'the  New  York 
Dispatch  office  according  to  the  following  directions: 

1.  Books  should  be  prepared  for  circulation  with  book-plates,  pockets 
and  cards  before  being  shipped  if  this  can  be  done  without  delaying  shipment 
more  than  a few  days.  If  you  need  supplies  for  this  purpose,  write  to  your 
State  Agent  whose  name  and  address  will  be  found  below. 

2,  To  make  shipment  by  quartermaster  freight  it  will  be  necessary  to 
box  the  books  and  weigh  them.  Paste  on  each  box  e.  small  label  reading: 

From  Library  (City)  ' (State) 

_2  jj  ^ boxes  in  this  shipment,  Address  as  fellows: 

The  Commanding  Officer 
?ort  of  Embarkation 
New  York,  N.Y, 

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American  Library  Association 
Dispatch  Office 
31  West  15th  Street 

3,  If  there  is  no  quartermaster  in  your  city,  write  to  the  consignee, 
that  is,  the  Dispatch  Agent,  Mr.  L.J.  Bailey,  31  West  15th  St » , N,Y,  , using 
the  enclosed  form,  giving  number  of  boxes  and  total  weight,  and  asking  him 
to  have  the  quartermaster  in  his  city  send  you  a government  bill  of  lading, 
together  with  appropriate  instructions  as  to  the  use  of  it;  also  notify 
Dispatch  Agent  as  soon  as  shipment  is  started. 

4,  When  the  bill  of  lading  has  been  received,  deliver  your  boxes  to 
the  freight  agent  designated  by  the  Quartermaster,  following,  of  course, 
any  instructions  given  by  him, 

5,  Notify  this  office  when  shipment  is  made,  giving  destination 
(name  and  address. of  camp,  library  or  Dispatch  office)  date,  number  of 
volumes  and  name  of  person  notified. 

6.  Important , Needs  of  near  by  camps  and  requests  from  State  Agents 
take  precedence  over  these  instructions, 

Slate  Agents:  New  York:  W.R.  Watson,  State  Library,  Albany 

Michigan,  Samuel  H.  Ranck,  Public  Library,  Grand  Rapids 

Very  truly  yours, 

Carl  H,  Milam. 

Assistant  to  the  Director. 


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LIBRARY  WAR  SERVICE 
Washington,  D.  C. 


February  2,1918. 


To  the  Library  Commission : 

If  you  know  of  any  camp,  post,  fort,  sta- 
tion, vessel  or  other  military  establishment  anywhere 
that  needs  books  and  magazines,  please  tell  us  about  it. 
In  writing  give  as  much  as  possible  of  the  following  in- 
f ormation  r 


Name  and  address  of  camp. 

Kind  of  camp. 

Number  of  men. 

Number  of  books  available  in  or  near 
Name  of  cooperating  library  or  local 
zat ion . 

Number  and  kinds  of  books  needed. 
Name  of  chaplain,  Y,  M.  C.  A.,  or  K. 
tary  or  officer  who  will  receive  and 
late  books. 


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Yours  very  truly, 


CARL  H.  MILAM , 

Assistant  to  the  Director. 


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Herbert  Putnam 

LIBRARIAN  OF  CONGRESS 


American  Library  Association 

Library  War  Service 


Assistants  to  the  Director 
Carl  H.  Milam 
Joseph  L.  Wheeler 


EXECUTIVE  SECRETARY 

George  B.  Utley 


HEADQUARTERS 
The  Library  of  Congress 
WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


Disbursing  Officer 
William  l.  Brov/n 


February  26,1918 


lo  Library  Commissions  and  State  Agencies 

Owing  to  an  error  in  our  circular  letter  of  February  15th, 
there  has  been  some  misunderstanding  about  the  organization  of  the 
book  campaign  in  towns  not  on  the  enclosed  A.L.A.  mailing  list. 

This  is  the  situation: 

We  are  sending  publicity  material  only  to  towns  on 
the  A .L. A. mailing  list.  There  are  no  exceptions. 

We  are  sending  you  public itjr  material  in  quantity 
to  be  sent,  at  your  discretion,  to  towns  not  on  that 
list,  or  to  be  used  ih  any  other  way  you  cheose. 

We  are  relying  entirely  on  you  to  organize  the  cam- • 
paign  in  towns  not  on  the  A.L.A.  mailing  list.  We 
are  doing  nothing  about  it. 

■you  have  doubtless  thought  of  several  ways  of  supplement- 
ing the  plan  of  campaign  we  have  suggested,  in  War  Library  Bul- 
letin, No.  5,  and  we  hope  that  you  have  passed  the  thoughts  on.  to 
your  librarians.  Here  are  some  further  suggestions  which  we  make 
for  whatever  the3^  are  worth: 

1,  Suggest  to  librarians  that  they  have  printed  or 
mimeographed  some  solicitor’s  slips,  like  the  one 
enclosed,  to’  be  used  by  children  in  soliciting 
books  from  homes.  Slip  and  four-pahe  leaflet  to 
be  left  one  day:  books  called  for  the  next. 

2,  Ask  librarians  to  say  in  their  newspaper  publicity 
that  mone3r  will  be  accepted  for  the  purchase  of 
specific  books;  the  money  to  be  sent  to  Carl  B. 
iioden,  Treasurer  A.L.A.,  Chicago  Public  Library, 
with  necessar^r  information.  Books  will  be  pur- 
chased by  the  General  Director  from  publishers, 

at  from  one-naif  to  two-thirds  regular  price. 

3,  Urge  librarians  to  make  a vigorous  campaign,  and 
to  enlist  the  support  of  eveiyr  possible  agency. 
Although  large  quantities  of  books  are  being 
purchased  daily,  we  need  at  lea.st  two  million 
gift  books. 


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Suggest  to  libraries  that  interest  will  be 


aroused  in  the  campaign  , if  books  collected 
are  displayed  in  conspicuous  show  windows  on 
the  main  thoroughfares. 


Women’s  Clubs:  by  all  means  seek  the  co-opera- 
tion  of  the  federation  of  Women’s  Clubs.  Get 
in  touch  with  the  State  President  and  ask  that 
she  circularize  her  clubs,  living  the  dates  of 
campaign  and  nearest  collection  agency  to  each 
club.  Send  press  material  to  her,  asking  that 
she  use  it  in  the  federation  bulletin. 


Public  Schools:  The  State  Commissioner  of 
Education  will,  no  doubt,  on  request,  be  glad  d 
to  call  the  attention  of  super in tenden ts  throuh 
out  the  state,  and  to  ask  their  support. 


we  are  sending  you  Palls  posters,  Signal 

posters, _placards,  and  4-page  leaflets 

If  youj  fcedth-more  either  for  towns  not  on  the  A.L.A. 
mailing  list  or  to  fill  supplementary  requests  from 
libraries  on  the  A.L.A.  list,  wire  us  at  Headquarters 


Shippin  Instructions:  To  lioraries  that  report  to 
neadquar cers  in  Washington,  v/e  will  send  book  cards,  plates, 
pockets,  etc.  To  those  that  report  to  you,  you  should  send  sup- 
plies at  your  discretion.  further  information  about  shipping 
and  the  necessary  supplies,  will  be  sent  in  a week  or  two. 

Yours  very  truly, 

HERBERT  PUTNAM 


General  Director. 


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Headquarters 
The  Library  of  Congress 
Washington,  D;C» 


August  26,  1918 


To  the  State  Aga&t : 

For  your  inf orrration , we  are  enclosing  a copy  of 
a letter  and  the  attached  bookrrark  which  we  are  sending  to 
3,000  booksellers,  representing  a selected  list  in  the  prin 
cip^l  towns  of  the  United  States, 


Very  truly  your£, 
HERBERT  PUTNAM, 


General  Director, 


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THE-USE-OF 

THE-SOLDIERS 

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Name 

Address 


Books  for  recreation,  for  study 
and  advancement  are  needed  by 
our  men  in  the  service. 

► When  you  have  read  this  book, 
why  not  pass  it  along? 

Make  it  a personal  gift  by 
writing  your  name  and  address 
beneath  the  book  plate,  if  you 
like. 

Take  the  book  to  any  Public 
Library  or  Book  Store  and  your 
gift  will  be  forwarded  to  the 
men  in  uniform,  who  are  asking 
for  more  and  more  books. 


Library  War  Service 
American  Library  Association 


What  Has  Been  Done 

By  the  A.  L.  A. 

(June  1917 — June  1918) 


36  camp  library  buildings  erected. 

41  large  camp  libraries  established. 

91  hospitals  and  Red  Cross  houses 
supplied  with  books. 

200  trained  librarians  in  the  field. 

232  naval  stations  and  vessels  sup- 
plied with  libraries. 

236  small  camps  and  posts  equipped 
with  book  collections. 

1,323  branches  and  stations  placed  in 
Y.M.C.A  and  K.  of  C.  huts, 
barracks  and  mess  halls. 

300.000  books  shipped  overseas. 

400.000  technical  books  purchased. 

2.500.000  gift  books  in  service. 

5,000,000  gift  magazines  distributed. 

Books  wear  out  very  quickly  under 
such  hard  usage.  Our  men  in  the  ^ 
service  will  need  increasing  numbers 
of  books  throughout  the  war. 

Will  you  not  send  them  more  of 
yours?  The  best  are  not  too  good. 


Library  War  Service 
American  Library  Association 


AMERICAN  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION 
LIBRARY  WAR  SERVICE 


Headquarters 
The  Library  of  Congress 
Washington,  D.  C. 


August  26,  1918. 


Gentlemen: 


.Many  booksellers  have  cooperated  and  are  cooperating  with 
the  American  Library  Association  and  with  local  public  libraries  in 
obtaining  books  for  soldiers,  sailors  and  marines.  We  are  grateful 
for  this,  and  we  ask  your  continued  cooperation. 

More  than  3,000,000  gift  books  have  been  received;  and 
practically  all  of  them  have  been  sent  to  camp  libraries  in  this 
country  and  abroad. 

Books  collected  should  be  turned  over  to  the  nearest  pub- 
lic library,  which  will  receive  shipping  instructions  from  us,  or 
from  our  State  Agent. 

In  towns  where  there  is  no  public  library,  the  number  of 
books  available  for  shipment  should  be  reported  from  time  to  time 
to  us. 


We  enclose  a copy  of  a bookmark  published  in  June.  Sev- 
eral publishers  and  booksellers  have  agreed  to  distribute  copies  of 
this  bookmark  in  new  books.  We  shall  be  glad  to  send  you  copies 
for  your  own  use,  on  request. 


Very  truly  yours, 

HERBERT  PUTNAM, 


General  Director. 


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LIBRARY  WAR  SERVICE 

Headquarters 
The  Library  of  Congress 
Washington,  D„ C. 

August  28,1918. 


To  State  Agents:-  ' 

and  Libraries  Reporting  Directly  to  Headquarters: 

We  must  have  more  gift  books  for  shipment 

overseas. 


Please  report  immediately  all  gift  books 
available  for  shipment-.  Also  ship  promptly  when 
instructions  are  received. 

Yours  very  truly, 


CARL  H.  MILAM 
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LIBRARY  WAR  SERVICE 
Headquarters 


November  29,  1918, 

To  the  State  Agent: 

Because  of  the  urgent  and  immediate  need  for  gift  books, 
we  sent  a letter  recently  to  all  the  libraries  in  the  country 
asking  them  to  report  directly  to  us  gift  books  available  for 
shipment , We  are  sending  them  shipping  instructions  from  here  in 

order  to  save  time. 

This  doss  not  change  your  status  as  State  Agent  for  the 
collection  and  shipment  of  books.  This  is  simply  an  emergency 
method  for  use  at  this  time. 


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American  Library  Association 

Library  War  Service 


General  Director 
HERBERT  PUTNAM 
librarian  of  Congress 

Executive  Secretary 
George  B.  Utley 


HEADQUARTERS 
The  Library  of  Congress 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


ASSISTANTS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR 

Carl  H.  Milam 
Malcolm  G Wyer 
Caroline  Webster 

DISBURSING  OFFICER 

William  L Brown 


December  18  th,  1918. 


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t?_1?a7e  at  its  disposal  during  the  next  few 
a -million  gift  books.  These  will  be  obtained  not  by  an 
intensive  campaign  but  by  giving  general  publicity  to  the  need/ 

bv  Ouartermaqfpr  handling  and  shipping  of  these  books 

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Very  truly  yours, 


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AMERICAN  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION 

LIBRARY  WAR  SERVICE 


What  we  are 

What  We  do 

What  we  ask  of  you 

How  you  can  get  the  service 


Suggestions  to  Officers,  Chaplains, 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  K.  of  C.  Secre- 
taries in  camps,  stations,  etc.,  where 
The  American  Library  Association 
is  not  represented  by  a librarian. 


HEADQUARTERS:  LIBRARY  OF  CONGRESS 
WASHINGTON.  D.  C. 

1918 


WHAT  WE  ARE 


The  Library  War  Service  of  the  American  Li- 
brary Association  is  organized  to  provide  read- 
ing matter  for  American  soldierg  and  sailors  in 
this  country  and  “over  there.”  We  are  doing  this 
work  at  the  invitation  of  the  War  Department’s 
Commission  on  Training  Camp  Activities. 


WHAT  WE  DO 

We  collect  books,  sort  them  over  carefully  and 
send  them  to  the  various  camps,  forts,  stations, 
vessels,  etc.  We  put  books  on  the  transports  for 
the  troops  en  route  and  we  send  as  many  as  pos- 
sible to  the  men  in  France.  We  buy  technical 
and  scientific  books  which  are  needed  for  study 
and  serious  reading.  Already  we  have  over 
700,000  books  in  use  by  the  soldiers.  We  have 
librarians  and  library  buildings  in  thirty-five  of 
the  large  camps,  and  we  are  sending  books  and 
periodicals  to  the  Chaplains,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and 
K.  of  C.  Secretaries,  etc.,  in  smaller  camps,  as 
fast  as  we  learn  of  their  needs. 

Magazine  needs  are  usually  met  by  gifts  through 
nearby  public  libraries  or  by  the  supply  from  the 
Post  Office  Department.  We  do  not  give  cur- 
rent subscriptions  to  general  magazines,  but  we 
are  able  in  some  instances  to  give  current  sub- 
scriptions to  the  technical  magazines  you  need.  In 
such  cases  we  must  be  assured  that  they  will  be 
regularly  kept  in  a place  that  is  convenient  for 
the  men,  and  we  should  like  to  know  that  the 
A.  L.  A.  label  will  be  put  on  each  copy  (by  a rub- 
ber stamp  which  we  furnish). 


WHAT  WE  ASK  OF  YOU 


Before  supplying  books  at  any  point,  we  wish 
to  be  sure  that  the  books  will  be  properly  cared 
for  by  a responsible  person  and  that  they  will  at 
the  same  time  be  made  easily  accessible  to  all 
the  men  in  camp.  To  lend  books  some  sort  of 
record  is  essential.  Otherwise  books  will  be  lost. 
Experience  shows  the  following  is  the  minimum:  \ 

HOW  TO  PREPARE  BOOKS  RECEIVED 
FROM  THE  A.  L.  A. 

1.  Paste  on  outside  cover  of  each  book  an 
A.  L.  A.  label  or  book  plate.  Blank  lines  on  label  A 
should  be  used  for  the  name  of  your  camp  or 
station. 

2.  Rubber  stamp — “A.  L.  A.  War  Service”  on 
title  page.  We  furnish  the  stamp. . 

3.  Paste  manila  pocket  diagonally  in  back  cor- 
ner of  book. 

4.  Make  book  card  with  author  and  title  for 
each  book. 

When  book  is  in  the  library  this  book  card 
is  kept  in  the  book  pocket  of  the  book.  When 
book  is  taken  from  library,  borrower’s  name  and 
address  and  the  date  are  written  on  the  book  card 
and  card  is  filed  in  library.  This  shows  who  has 
the  book  and  when  he  took  it. 

5.  For  non-fiction  only:  Make  shelf  list  card 
for  each  book.  Give  author’s  name  as  it  appears 
on  back  of  book,  with  initials,  at  top  of  space, 
and  short  title  in  space  just  below.  The  ruled 
spaces  below  provide  for  making  a record  in  case 
you  send  the  book  out  to  some  other  build- 
ing in  your  camp  from  which  it  is  to  be  re- 
lent to  the  soldiers. 

The  line  printed  to  show  the  class  number 
need  not  be  filled  in  unless  you  have  a large 


enough  collection,  so  that  you  wish  to  classify 
your  non-fiction. 

We  furnish  all  the  supplies,  cards,  pockets, 
labels,  and  rubber  stamps,  with  which  to  do  this 
Illustration  of  book  plates,  book  card  and  pocket 
and  the  shelf  list  card  will  be  found  in  this 
leaflet. 

HOW  YOU  CAN  GET  THE  SERVICE 

In  making  requests,  please  give  the  following- 
information  : 

Name  and  address  of  camp. 

Kind  of  camp. 

Approximate  number  of  men  in  camp. 

What  agencies  are  supplying  reading  matter  and 
to  what  extent. 

What  local  library  is' cooperating. 

How  many  and  what  kind  of  books  are  needed. 

Where  will  reading  matter  be  housed. 

How  many  magazines  are  needed. 

V ho  should  be  notified  when  books  and  maga- 
zines are  shipped. 

Will  he  arrange  for  the  circulation  of  this 
1 eading  matter  throughout  the  entire  camp. 


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Our  greatest  concern  is  that  the  books 
and  magazines  supplied  by  us  be  used 
to  the  greatest  possible  extent. 


A GREAT  NEED 


BOOKS 


for  our 


SOLDIERS  and  SAILORS 


A L.  A.  LIBRARY  BUILDING 

Buildings  of  this  type,  many  of  them  much  larger,  have 
been  erected  at  thirty-four  large  camps  and  stations. 


MORE  — hundreds  of  thousands  of  them — 
are  needed  for  the  War  Service 
Libraries  maintained  by  the  Ameri- 
can Library  Association  at  cantonments,  training  camps, 
posts,  forts,  naval  • stations,  on  vessels,  and  overseas. 


OUR  MEN  MUST  HA  VE  THESE  BOOKS 

They  want  them  for  their  leisure  hours — for  recreation 
and  for  study.  Experience  has  proved  that  they  are 
eager  to  read,  and  books  must  be  provided. 


WILL  YOU  HELP? 


WHAT  HAS  BEEN  DONE 


In  the  Big  Camps.  Library  Buildings  have  been 
erected  by  the  American  Library  Association  in 
34  of  the  large  camps.  Each  building  accommo- 
dates from  10,000  to  15,000  volumes  and  from 
175  to  250  readers. 

In  every  camp  from  8 to  20  branch  libraries 
are  maintained  in  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  K.  of  C.,  and  Y. 
W.  C.  A.  buildings,  and  in  hospital  reading  rooms ; 
and  each  branch  needs  from  500  to  1,500  of  the 
A.  L.  A.  books. 

Library  Deposit  Stations  containing  50  to  100 
books  each  are  being  established  in  barracks  and 
mess  shacks.  There  will  be  a hundred  or  more 
of  them  in  some  cases. 

Men  Overseas  are  being  supplied  from  dispatch 
offices  established  at  Atlantic  ports,  and  by  the 
purchase  of  books  in  Europe. 

A librarian  has  been  sent  to  France  to  super- 
vise their  distribution,  and  to  make  certain  that 
every  organization  which  serves  our  troops  is  sup- 
plied with  the  books  it  needs. 

In  Smaller  Camps.  Books  are  being  sent  by  the 
Association  direct  to  scores  of  Chaplains,  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  and  K.  of  C.  secretaries  and  to  officers. 
Some  of  these  have  a few  hundred  men  and  need 
a few  hundred  books ; others  need  many  thou- 
sands of  books. 

A Fund  of  $1,700,000  (including  grants  for 
buildings)  has  been  given  by  the  American  people 
for  the  work.  Not  a dollar  of  this  fund  will  be 
spent  for  administration  at  headquarters  or  in  the 
field  that  can  be  saved  for  books,  but  it  must 
cover  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  buildings ; 
the  purchase  of  equipment  and  supplies;  salary 
and  expenses  of  librarians  and  assistants  (many 
of  whom  are  not  volunteers)  in  camps,  dis- 
patch .offices,  and  in  France;  travel;  transporta- 
tion of  books  and  supplies  (a  very  large  part  of 
which  can  not  be  at  government  expense)  ; sub- 
scriptions to  periodicals,  and  the  purchase  of  such 
books  (hundreds  of  thousands  of  them)  as  will 
not  be  obtained  as  gifts. 


WHAT  REMAINS  TO  BE  DONE 

Half  a million  books  are  still  required  to  meet 
the  actual  needs  of  men  in  the  34  large  camps. 

Another  half  million  are  needed  immediately 
for  the  military  forts,  posts  and  small  camps ; 
for  the  naval  stations  and  vessels;  for  the  ma- 
rine corps  training  stations  and  barracks. 

And  for  the  men  on  transports  and  overseas 
there  is  need  for  an  almost  unlimited  supply. 

For-  every  man  in  service  there  ought  to  be  a 
book  in  service.  That  means  at  least  a million , 
more  books  at  once.  And  books  wear  out  in  use. 
They  must  be  replaced  frequently. 

Hundreds  of  thousands  will  be  purchased ; but 
every  dollar  available  for  purchases  is  needed 
for  the  sort  of  books  that  can  not  be  expected  as 
gifts. 

Therefore : 

Hundreds  of  thousands  must  be  obtained  as 
gifts. 


INTERIOR  A.  L.  A LIBRARY.  GREAT  LAKES 
NAVAL  TRAINING  STATION 

One  of  the  34  library  buildings  in  American  camps. 
Branches  are  maintained  in  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  K.  of  C, 
* Y.  W.  C.  A.  and  hospital  buildings,  and  deposit  stations 
are  being  established  in  barracks. 


WHAT  YOU  CAN  DO 

You  can  pass  on  to  the  men  in  khaki  the 
books  you  have  enjoyed  but  will  not  read  again. 

You  can  give  them  some  of  the  books  you 
like  best — books  you  would  like  to  keep.  They 
will  like  them  too. 

You  can  send  novels,  tales  of  adventure,  de- 
tective stories  and  standard  fiction ; up-to-date 
books  on  civil,  mechanical  and  electrical  en- 
gineering, the  trades,  business,  the  professions 
and  agriculture;  recent  text-books  on  military 
subjects,  mathematics,  the  sciences,  and  foreign 
languages ; books  of  travel,  history. _ biography 
. poetry  and  the  present  war;  dictionaries  and  new 
encyclopedias;  interesting  books  in  foreign  lan- 
guages. 


Library  War  Service,  American  Library 
Association, 

Herbert  Putnam,  General  Director, 
Library  of  Congress,  Washington,  D.  C. 
March,  1918. 


(Detach  this  label  and  put  it  on  your  package  of  gift  books, 
then  send  the  package  to  nearest  public  or  other  library) 


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for  any  books  that  you  may  wish  to  give  to  the  soldiers  and  sailors, 
through  the  American  Library  Association.  Please  see  the  leaflet, 
“Books  for  Our  Soldiers  and  Sailors.” 

Collector’s  name. 


Telephone 


Address 


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USE  OF  PUBLICITY  MATERIAL  FOR 
BOOK  CAMPAIGN  WEEK 

March  18-25,  1918. 

The  publicity  material  for  the  Book  Cam- 
paign Week  which  will  be  supplied  from 
Headquarters,  falls  into  three  classes : 

Posters, 

Placards, 

Four  page  leaflets. 

Please  make  sure  that  every  piece  of  this 
material  is  used  to  the  greatest  possible  advan- 
tage. 

1.  Posters.  Two  designs.  These  are  intend- 
ed for  display  in  the  library,  in  post  office, 
theater  lobbies,  store  windows,  and  such  other 
public  places  as  will  readily  suggest  them- 
selves. 

2.  Placards.  One  of  these  should  be  put  on 
each  collection-box,  and  at  each  place  where 
you  have  arranged  for  books  to  be  received — 
high  schools,  clubs,  churches,  theater  lobbies, 
and  prominent  stores. 

3.  Four-page  Leaflets.  “Books  for  our  Sol- 
diers and  Sailors.”  For  general  distribution 
from  the  libraries,  at  club  meetings  and  lunch- 
eons, and  by  Team  Captains  at  their  discretion. 
High  schools  should  have  one  for  each  pupil; 
theater  ushers  will  distribute  them  with  pro- 
grams; they  should  be  placed  in  church  pews 
on  Sunday,  March  17th,  with  an  announce- 
ment from  the  pulpit  that  books  will  be  re- 
ceived the  following  Sunday;  stores  will  in- 
clude them  in  their  bundles;  Boy  Scouts  may 
distribute  them  to  houses.  In  fact,  with  this, 
as  with  the  entire  campaign,  the  ingenuity  of 
the  Campaign  Director  and  Team  Captains 
should  be  called  fully  into  play. 

PLEASE  NOTE.  If  the  supply  of  any  of 
these  materials  sent  from  Headquarters  is 
found  inadequate,  or  fails  to  arrive  by  March 
14th,  application  for  an  additional  supply 
should  be  made  at  once  to  your  State  Agency. 
(For  list  of  State  Agencies,  see  W ar  Library 
Bulletin,  No.  5,  page  2.) 


